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- Quarterly MND Australia Research Update
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- Media Release: funding for research in 2012
- Annual Review 2011
- Breakthrough research signals new era for Australians living with motor neurone disease
- Research breakthrough as US researchers discover common cause of MND
- MND Australia congratulates the Federal Government on supporting the vision for a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
- Caring for Older Australians report released
- Guy Barnett Announced as Motor Neurone Disease Australia Ambassador
- Recruitment has now closed for Clinical Trial in Australia
- National Carer Strategy launched
- Global Day 21 June 2011
- Latest Research Updates
- MND Week 2011
- Productivity Commission Draft Report
- Every Australian Counts
Research breakthrough as US researchers discover common cause of MND
August 22, 2011
August 22, 2011
A breakdown of a recycling system in cells appears to be the underlying cause of ALS/MND. Although we have known for some time that the waste and recycling system in motor neurones is damaged in people diagnosed with ALS/MND this is the first time that there has been direct proof.
For links to news stories on this breakthrough and more details in the latest MND Australia International Research Update click here
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