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11th Lady Edith Wolfson Clinical Fellowship awarded

24 July 20175 May 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe are delighted to announce that Dr Arpan Mehta has been appointed as our latest Lady Edith Wolfson Fellow, jointly funded by the MND Association

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research

What goes wrong with electrical signalling in MND?

21 April 201720 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesLast year, we introduced a PhD Studentship that we are funding at the University of St Andrews. Under the supervision of Dr Gareth Miles and

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research Research we fund

Using iPSCs to understand why motor neurones lose their normal function in MND

28 June 20168 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesResearchers can create human motor neurones exhibiting signs of MND in the lab by taking skin cells from a person living with MND and reprogramming

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Using DNA Bank samples to create iPSC models of MND

19 June 201629 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesInduced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology has enabled researchers to create and study living human motor neurones in the lab, derived originally from patient skin

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A stem cell route to the roots of MND

18 June 201419 April 2022

Reading Time: 7 minutesNina Rzechorzek is based at the University of Edinburgh. In 2012 Nina’s article on Prof Siddharthan Chandran’s research was shortlisted for the Access to Understanding

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24th Symposium: Milan 2013 MND Research News Symposium

Clinical trials in a dish?

7 December 201314 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesA packed room at the 24th International Symposium on ALS/MND was given a fascinating whistle stop tour covering stem cells, robots and cellular garbage clearing,

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Stem cells and growth factors: from bench to bedside

24 June 201314 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesAfter a brilliant first day at ENCALS, which included a talk by Dr Johannes Brettschneider, the second day began with a talk by Thierry Latran

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MND stem cell study identifies TDP-43 astrocytes as not toxic to motor neurones

12 February 201314 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesFunded by the MND Association, international researchers have used stem cell technology to learn more about the relationship between motor neurones and their support cells.

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Prof Siddharthan Chandran talks about the recipe for stem cell success at our Annual Conference

16 September 2011

Reading Time: 5 minutesWe invited Prof Siddharthan Chandran to be our keynote speaker at our Annual Conference and below we’ve provided a brief overview of his presentation which we hope

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MND Research Models of MND News

Painting the way to new motor neurones from stem cells

2 March 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutesA study led by MND Association funded researcher Prof Siddharthan Chandran from the University of Edinburgh has developed a new method to create a diverse group

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