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Professor Dame Pamela Shaw
Professor Dame Pamela Shaw

World-renowned MND researcher and clinician says making research easier to understand, and showing why it matters, is vital

One of the world’s leading scientists on motor neurone disease (MND) and other neurological diseases says making complex research more accessible and understandable is vital to show progress is being made at developing treatments for the conditions.
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FDA approves trial to advance pioneering treatment for Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP)

The US Food and Drug Administation (FDA) has approved BlackfinBio Limited’s Phase 1/2 clinical trial for its novel adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy targeting Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP) Type 47 (SPG47).
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91ÖÆƬ³§ spinout takes major step towards advancing pioneering treatments for Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP)

BlackfinBio Limited is a spinout company from the University of 91ÖÆƬ³§ set to pioneer novel therapies for rare genetic neurological diseases.

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Groundbreaking EXPERTS-ALS study for MND treatments

The EXPErimental medicine Route To Success in ALS (EXPERTS-ALS) project aims to rapidly screen potential drugs for evidence that they can slow down damage to the nervous system occurring in people with motor neuron disease
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New research identifies more than 1,000 genes linked to severe COVID-19

Researchers from the University of 91ÖÆƬ³§ and Stanford University in the US have discovered there are specific genetic signals in people who develop severe coronavirus infection.
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91ÖÆƬ³§ researchers tackling dementia in younger people get £50k boost

Dr Matthew Livesey and Dr Ryan West from the University of 91ÖÆƬ³§ are set to receive £50,000 from Alzheimer’s Research UK to support their work investigating the complex causes of frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
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Clinical Study Group launched to support Parkinson's Research across the UK

April is Parkinson’s awareness month, and to mark the occasion this month sees the launch of the UK Parkinson’s Clinical Study Group (UK-PD-CSG).

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New £1.2 million funding to advance development of investigational MND drug

Researchers from the University of 91ÖÆƬ³§ and early-stage biopharmaceutical company Aclipse Therapeutics have been awarded £1.2 million to support the development of an investigational motor neurone disease (MND) drug.