A better understanding of the different forms of motor neurone disease based on their physical characteristics or 'phenotype' may help unravel the mystery of what causes the disease and how to treat it.
The disappointing results of two clinical trials were balanced by the hope of a better outcome of two ongoing trials, and a discussion on improving clinical trial design.
The importance of mitochondria, the compartment within the cell that provides its energy, emerged as a hot topic at the Symposium.
The important topics of quality of life and palliative care came under the spotlight in one session.
In addition to the more conventional method of drug therapy – what other approaches may be used in the future to treat MND?
Australian researchers studied the frequency of a condition known as Burning Mouth Syndrome in people with MND.
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