Reading Time: 6 minutes Each year, MND Associations across the globe marks 21 June as a special day of recognition, acknowledging the impact that MND has on people around the world. MND is a global problem. It does not discriminate, and for every person diagnosed the effects of the disease will be forever felt by their families and friends.…
Reading Time: 3 minutes A new research paper has been published today in the Science Translational Medicine journal, describing a new gene implicated in developing MND. What is this gene and why is it important for our fight against MND? Although they are not the sole cause of MND, genes play a big role in someone’s probability of developing the…
Reading Time: < 1 minute It is that time of year again when we open our Online Summary Application Form for our next round of PhD studentship applications, for projects starting in October 2014. The deadline for summary applications is Friday 3 May 2013. Last Time Our last round saw an all time record number of studentship applications. We received…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Autumn is fast approaching which means it’s time to open our online summary application form for our next round of research grant applications. This round is for project grant applications. The deadline for summary applications is Friday 2 November 2012. Reaching out for researchers We currently fund ground breaking projects in a number of would…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Spring has finally sprung and so it’s now time to open our online summary application form for our next round of research grant applications. This round is for PhD studentship applications, for projects starting in October 2013. The deadline for summary applications is Friday 4 May 2012. Attracting promising researchers Through our successful PhD studentship…
Reading Time: 4 minutes And the answers to our Christmas Quiz are: How many neurones does a human have? Billions Which animal has the largest brain? Bottlenose dolphin How much does a human brain weigh in comparison with our total average body weight (in percent)? 2 How many DNA samples does the MND Association’s DNA bank hold? 3,400 How…
