tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448558475830089894.post5664428584348537787..comments2023-10-29T03:17:07.405-07:00Comments on SubVersion: SubVersion Stop 150: A Personally Meaningful 2012 Project Open For ContributionMuttleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14817512954774490415noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448558475830089894.post-30578238158300600602012-03-05T12:11:51.519-08:002012-03-05T12:11:51.519-08:00This letter came through the post last week; I'...This letter came through the post last week; I've donated to MNDA before this and it seems they're keeping me informed with worthwhile updates.<br /><br />Quote Originally Posted by Dr Brian Dickie; Director Of MNDA Research Development<br /><br />"After years of dedicated and painstaking work, we can announce the identification of a gene - named C9orf72 - that appears to cause nearly 40% of cases of the inherited form of MND. The impact of this discovery will be felt across the entire MND research community, as it sheds new light on both the non-inherited and the inherited forms of MND.<br /><br />(...)<br /><br />This single gene opens up countless possible avenues of investigation into the disease. It promises to lead us to new areas of inquiry, understanding and innovation that were completely inaccessible to us before now.<br /><br />Now that we have this vital piece of knowledge at our disposal, research teams can take full advantage of the opportunities it offers. In labs around the UK and the world, researchers are drawing up proposals for studies inspired by the C9orf72 discovery. Any one of them could lead to the next major advance in the development of treatments for MND, so we need to be in a position to fund as many of them as possible.<br /><br />As you know, research into MND is severely under-funded compared to more common neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, and some of the best of these proposed studies will be impossible to carry out without the backing of the MND Association.<br /><br />(...)<br /><br />Over the past three years the MND Association has co-funded research which has uncovered a total of four genes with close links to MND, and we are determined to find more. Each finding adds a piece to the molecular jigsaw puzzle and draws more scientists into MND research to help us put that puzzle together and advance drug discovery.<br /><br />(...)<br /><br />The research momentum is building, and we urgently need your continuing support in order to keep it going in the months and years to come."Muttleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14817512954774490415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448558475830089894.post-74070182598849580522012-02-19T11:52:41.814-08:002012-02-19T11:52:41.814-08:0050% of target reached with £50 coming from Subvert...50% of target reached with £50 coming from Subvert Central in the space of a week! Much appreciated all; remember everything goes straight to the MNDA charity. :)Muttleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14817512954774490415noreply@blogger.com