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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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Is frontotemporal dementia different when found with MND?

6 June 201629 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesSome people with MND develop an increasingly recognised form of dementia, known as frontotemporal dementia  or FTD (for more information visit http://www.ftdtalk.org/). The main symptoms

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Understanding more about how the cell’s batteries are affected in MND

5 June 201629 April 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minutePhD student Emma Smith has recently started the second year of her MND Association-funded research project at the Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SiTRAN) in

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Finding a connection between the cell’s waste disposal system and MND

4 June 201629 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesJust like when we put out our recycling every week, the cells in our body have their own recycling system too. One of the recycling

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The role of the protein TDP-43 in MND due to C9orf72 mutations

3 June 201629 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesMistakes in the C9orf72 gene are the most common cause of inherited MND, and can be linked to about 40% of all cases. Now that

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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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Collaborating across Europe to find a cure: ENCALS 2016

27 May 201628 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutes332 delegates, 135 posters, 41 talks, one goal: to cure ALS The European Network for the Cure of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ENCALS) was set up

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The power of a blot!

1 January 201520 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesDuring December and November the Research Development team receive a number of Christmas presents from our funded researchers. These presents come in the form of

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CALL-Me. Care Augmentation by Location-Linked Messaging

15 June 201419 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesHappy Father’s day! If you’ve got your dad a smartphone, or another hi-tech gadget, then this blog is perfect for you! Prof Ammar Al-Chalabi is a Professor

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