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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
The MND Association has had two publications highly commended at the BMA Patient Information Awards 2019. The Association’s guide for care workers Caring for a person with motor neurone disease
An exclusive virtual reality tour of a laboratory is being used to demonstrate the impact that gifts in wills have on funding research into motor neurone disease. The 360 degree film gives the public
A survey has been launched by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) to start to identify the top 10 research priorities for occupational therapy in the UK. RCOT are looking for questions
The MND Association has developed two key resources for young children in response to demand from families affected by motor neurone disease. Children affected by MND, parents and healthcare
Representatives of the MND Association have presented a 55,000-name petition demanding the Government change the benefit rules for people with a terminal illness to Number 10 Downing Street. David
Motor neurone disease was firmly in the spotlight on ITV’s Good Morning Britain on Friday (2 August) with two high profile interviews by presenter Charlotte Hawkins whose own father died of the
We are aware of research that has been published in the scientific journal ‘Nature’ about a link between the gut microbiome and motor neurone disease (MND). The paper suggests there might be a
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on MND held its AGM last week and elected the Officers for another year. Madeleine Moon MP (Labour, Bridgend) remains as Chair of the Group, whilst
Disabled people are four times worse of financially than non-disabled people as a result of welfare reforms, according to new research commissioned by the Disability Benefits Consortium. The Motor