MND Australia International Research update for March 2011 is available now on the MND Australia Research feed - follow this link. This plain English summary of latest international research by Dr Justin Yerbury also offers a clear explanation of aspects of scientific terminology.
See tabs under Staying-up-to- date for the latest research news feeds from the UK, America, Canada, Australia and ALSUntangled.
The ALSUntangled Group - a group of international experts in ALS/MND provide a 'user friendly' evaluation of recent research in the field to help people with ALS/MND and their families to make informed decisions.
Follow this link to the MND UK RSS news feed and the latest in stem cell research - Painting the way to new motor neurones from stem cells - a study led by Prof Siddharthan Chandran from the University of Edinburgh has developed a new method of creating a diverse group of motor neurones from stem cells. It has the potential to create more accurate and clinically relevant laboratory dish models to learn more about the differences in vulnerability and connectivity of motor neurones in MND.
Follow this link for the ALS America RSS news feed and information on their recent conference The Way forward in ALS Drug Discovery.
Follow this link to the ALS Society of Canada RSS news feed and their recent post on Identifying novel disease-causing genes for ALS.
Funding opportunity for interdisciplinary MND care research in NSW. The Paul Brock Fellowship for cross disciplinary research in neurological conditions will support research projects in NSW that contribute to research outcomes in neurological conditions such as Parkinson's Syndrome and MND. Follow this link for more information and the application form.
Stop Press! International Symposium ALS/MND 2011 - Sydney
The first announcement call for abstracts to be presented at this year's Symposium is now available - follow this link.
Please remember if you would like any help in preparing a paper or poster for the symposium contact Carol Birks, MND Australia on:
phone: + 61 (02) 9816 5322 or email carolb@mndaust.asn.au.
