News and media

Morag Millington | 13/10/2020

While MND Australia welcomes the much needed investments in aged care, health, disability & research handed down in the Budget, we believe that significant further funding is still required in these sectors. 

Carol Birks | 8/10/2020

A recent publication by MNDRA-funded Melbourne researchers has identified an immune pathway that may play a key role in the neuroinflammation seen in MND and present a novel target for developing new treatments.

They found that by blocking an immune sensor called STING, they could dramatically prevent inflammation from MND patient cells, paving the way for a new class of drugs to be developed for people with neurodegenerative disorders, such as MND.

Laura Birks | 23/09/2020

The September edition of MND Australia's International Research Update is now available. 

Morag Millington | 3/09/2020

We welcome the publication today of results from the CENTAUR stage 2 clinical trial of AMX0035 (Tauroursodeoxycholic Acid and Sodium Phenylbutyrate) for the treatment of MND/ALS progression.

Morag Millington | 28/08/2020

MEDIA RELEASE

Morag Millington | 6/07/2020

Applications for MND Research Australia's 2021 grants are now open. 

Morag Millington | 30/06/2020

The Neurological Alliance Australia is calling on the Australian Government to permently extend the amendments made to MBS telehealth items introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These supports are currently scheduled to cease after 30 September 2020.

Laura Birks | 24/06/2020

MND Research Australia has recently published new editions of Advance and the International Research Update

Laura Birks | 15/06/2020

Last week, MND Australia sent a letter to the Minister for Health, the Hon. Greg Hunt. Here is a copy of the letter, which highlights some of the issues faced by MND researchers in Australian universities in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the support that is urgently needed to continue MND research. 

Laura Birks | 11/06/2020

After 30+ years as the MND Research Institute of Australia (MNDRIA) the time has come to move to a simpler name that better reflects our role as the national MND research organisation. We are therefore changing the organisation name to MND Research Australia (MNDRA).