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What is Motor Neurone Disease?

14 August 20248 July 2025

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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30th Symposium: Perth 2019 Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research

Highlighting MND researchers of the future – part 2

10 December 201916 June 2021

Reading Time: 4 minutesLast week saw the culmination of 12-months of planning as the 30th International Symposium on ALS/MND took place in Perth, Australia. The Symposium brings together

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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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Endomicroscopy – lighting the way for a diagnosis

29 July 201528 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesAt present there is no diagnostic test for MND, and diagnosis is usually determined through clinical observations and by excluding other diseases. Because of this,

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