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What is Motor Neurone Disease?

14 August 202414 August 2024

Reading Time: 5 minutesMotor neurone disease (MND) is a term used to cover a group of diseases where a particular nerve cell in the nervous system, called a

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Are there differences between male and female motor neurones?

31 March 20232 August 2024

Reading Time: 4 minutesIt is well known that more men are diagnosed with MND than women. It is not altogether clear exactly why this is the case and

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Boosting energy in nerve cells is a promising target for MND treatments

7 January 20215 February 2021

Reading Time: 3 minutesA study conducted by researchers at the Euan MacDonald Centre at the University of Edinburgh has shed light on how improving the function of mitochondria

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Energy and metabolism in MND cells answer the burning question

11 February 201920 April 2022

Reading Time: 5 minutesDespite the winter chill, there is a warm fuzzy feeling today with the news of a paper published in the journal ‘Brain’ by an MND

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