News In Research

The MND Association's activities and contacts helps us to keep up to date with the latest research news in Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Below are some articles that have recently hit the headlines.

MPs give embryonic stem cell research the green light

Latest news on the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Bill.

New mutation raises hope of advances in research

A newly identified cause of MND could open up new avenues of investigation into disease mechanisms.

Results of lithium clinical trial published

Italian researchers have published the results of a small clinical trial of the drug lithium carbonate in MND.

Scientists make stem cell breakthrough

American scientists have successfully created cloned monkey stem cells, reinforcing hopes that scientists will eventually be able to use human stem cells for MND research.

Latest news on the role of angiogenin in MND

Dr Vasanta Subramanian and colleagues at the University of Bath have moved us closer to understanding why variations in the angiogenin gene may contribute to motor neurone death in MND.

Research news archive

Look back over the news from the past couple of years.