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27th Symposium: Dublin 2016 Causes and disease mechanisms Clinical Trials MND Research News Symposium

Prize winning posters in Dublin

23 December 201629 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesAs well as all the networking, debate and new information being shared, the International Symposium on ALS/MND is also a time to celebrate achievements by

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Our Visit to a Brain Bank

21 December 201629 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesBrain banks are a vital resource in MND research. The MRC London Neurodegenerative Diseases Brain Bank was established in 1989. It is part of King’s College

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New fellowship to investigate muscle fasciculations

5 October 201629 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesDuring Awareness month in June we reported on the work of Dr James Bashford at King’s College London, exploring new ways of measuring muscle fasciculations

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Could a Diabetes drug be useful in treating MND?

2 August 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutesToday we announce a new collaboration for a preclinical research study on the diabetes drug liraglutide, in the hope that positive results will lead to

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ALS/MND Clinical Trial Guidelines: your opportunity to comment!

29 July 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutesA few months ago we wrote an article about the ALS Clinical Trials Workshop which took place in Virginia, USA. Since then the Guidelines Working

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New genetic discoveries tell us more about what causes MND – Part 2

27 July 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutesTwo sets of MND genetic results were published yesterday. One of these results was about the importance of a new gene called NEK1. The second

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New genetic discoveries tell us more about what causes MND – Part 1

26 July 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutesToday some exciting news about the genetics of MND was published in the scientific journal Nature Genetics. The results come in two research papers published

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Identifying the genetic causes of MND in specific populations

29 June 201629 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesDr Russell McLaughlin from Trinity College Dublin is one of our Junior Non-Clinical Fellows. Our Non-Clinical Fellowships were awarded for the first time last year.

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Using iPSCs to understand why motor neurones lose their normal function in MND

28 June 20168 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesResearchers can create human motor neurones exhibiting signs of MND in the lab by taking skin cells from a person living with MND and reprogramming

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Defining disease progression in MND from MRI ‘snapshots’

26 June 201629 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesAlthough conventional brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are often normal in people with MND, more sophisticated MRI techniques have shown changes in the structure

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