One in 300 people will be diagnosed with motor neurone disease. Sadly, more than half of those diagnosed die within two years. Almost a quarter of a million people in the UK alive today will develop
Right now, 5,000 people in the UK are living with MND and six more people will be diagnosed with this brutal disease today. There are no effective treatments or cures for MND – yet. The scientific
Kent resident Sam Bryce-Smith from Cranbook has secured a prestigious PhD Studentship from national charity, the Motor Neurone Disease Association. The Masonic Charitable Foundation PhD Studentship
As a result of the continuing global uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the MND Association has taken the very difficult decision to cancel this year’s International Symposium on ALS/MND.
The UK Motor Neurone Disease Clinical Studies Group (UK MND CSG) is excited to launch the updated clinical research studies section of their website: Visit the website This is a useful resource to
MND-Smart is a new generation of clinical trial in which multiple treatments are evaluated simultaneously. The trial is led by a team of researchers based in Edinburgh and will test potential new
The MND Association has been awarded the prestigious 2019 UK Biobank of the Year Award. The national accolade recognises the MND Association’s work on the UK MND Collections, previously called
Physical Activity in Rare Conditions (PARC) is a study being led by Professor Monica Busse (Cardiff University), Dr Gita Ramdharry and Dr Valentina Buscemi (National Hospital for Neurology &
MND Engage was a one-day event, developed in collaboration with researchers from the Francis Crick Institute in London, and held at the Crick Institute in July this year. Organised by researchers from
Every year, the feeling that the International Symposium on ALS/MND is ever so slightly closer comes when the Paulo Gontijo Award winner is announced. We were therefore delighted to hear that the 11th