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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research Research we fund

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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MND Research News

Working together towards a world free from MND

21 June 201629 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesDuring MND Awareness Month we are highlighting some of the research the MND Association funds in our ‘Project a Day’ series. Today, on global ALS/MND

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Healthcare MND Research Research we fund

The MND Register of England, Wales and Northern Ireland

8 June 201629 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat is the MND Register? The MND Register is a major five year project that aims to collect and store information about every person living

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Healthcare MND Research Research we fund

Research on the best practical support for people with cognitive change

7 June 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe know that some people with MND will be affected by cognitive change and a small proportion of these will develop frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research Research we fund

Understanding and preventing the protein build-up that can cause nerve cells to die

2 June 201629 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesPrior research has already shown that build-up of the protein TDP-43 is found in the majority of cases of MND (irrespective of whether it was

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research Research we fund

Using fruit flies to understand a genetic cause of MND

1 June 201629 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesMistakes in a gene known as ALS5, or spatacsin, cause a rare form of inherited MND that develops at a much earlier age than most

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MND Research Research we fund

30 chapters of MND research

31 May 201628 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesDuring MND Awareness Month (1-30 June), we will be publishing a new post each day. Our ‘Project a Day’ series will celebrate the whole range

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MND Research News

Professor Ammar Al-Chalabi wins prestigious prize

18 April 201628 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesHuge congratulations to Professor Ammar Al-Chalabi for winning the prestigious Sheila Essey Award at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) research conference taking place in Vancouver, Canada. Professor

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Clinical Trials MND Research News Treatments

Stem cell trials in the news

20 January 2016

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe recent announcement about the use of stem cells to treat a form of multiple sclerosis (MS), together with early results from the BrainStorm stem

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26th Symposium: Orlando 2015 MND Research Symposium

Update on gene therapy approaches to treating neurodegenerative disease

13 December 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutesEvery day there are two sets of talks going on at the same time during the International Symposium. On Saturday morning there was a symmetry

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