Reading Time: 3 minutes Published in the prestigious journal Nature Communications and funded by the Wellcome Trust, University of Bath researchers looked closely at the structure of 11 mutated angiogenin proteins, and how changes in their structure influenced activity, function and survival in motor neurones. Dr Brian Dickie, Director of Research at the Association, said “The researchers at the…
Reading Time: 3 minutes This year’s Annual Conference research talk was given by Dr Chris McDermott and focused on his research at the Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SiTraN). His talk, adequately named ‘Improving the care and evidence base for symptomatic care’, was a very personal and informative talk to all that attended. Dr McDermott gave a brief introduction…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Every year we are responsible, as an Association, for organising the BIGGEST international conference event of the year on MND. The 23rd International Symposium on ALS/MND will return, after 16 years, to the windy city of Chicago from the 5-7 December this year. This event is one of the most exciting events in the research…
Reading Time: 3 minutes I have recently joined the Motor Neurone Disease Association as a part-time ‘Research Information Co-ordinator’ and this blog post is a little bit about my background and how this benefits my role within the Association. In my role I work in the Research Development Team understanding and interpreting current research into Motor Neurone Disease (MND).…
