*#ScottAllen

Senior Lecturer at the Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience. Director of the neuroscience lay summary initiative -

[Readable Research @ReadableR]

Our first lay summary of 2026 examines whether taking cholesterol-lowering drugs has an impact on the risk of developing motor neurone disease.

Read the research made readable at https://t.co/SL0SewEf6P

[Readable Research @ReadableR]

Researchers have been examining the potential for earlier detection of Alzheimer’s Disease by looking at the link between brain communication and memory loss.

Read about the findings of their studies, and what it means, in our lay summary at https://t.co/Uue2oEGx24

[*#ScottAllen @ScottAllen38]

I still have a MND Association funded, 3 year PDRA position in my lab, focussed on pyruvate metabolism in normoxia and hypoxia in C9orf72-ALS/MND. If you are interested in applying please get in touch. You can apply below

https://t.co/2FaZaWCL3U

[*#ScottAllen @ScottAllen38]

https://t.co/fUOJSTk6IJ

[*#ScottAllen @ScottAllen38]

I have a MND Association funded, 3 year PDRA position in my lab, focussed on pyruvate metabolism in normoxia and hypoxia in C9orf72-ALS/MND. If you are interested in applying please get in touch.
You can apply below

https://t.co/2FaZaWDiTs

@mndassoc @mndresearch

[MND Association @mndassoc]

Back in July we hosted EnCouRage - our two-day UK event for early career researchers (ECRs) who have chosen MND as their focus of investigation.

It was all about connection, collaboration and sparking important conversations between researchers and the MND community. 🧡

#MND

[Dr Ahmad Al-Khleifat @AhmadAlKhleifat]

🧠💤 Have MND/ALS? We need your voice.

Sleep is more than a symptom, it reflects underlying disease processes, affects quality of life, and may offer clues for new treatments.

Take part in a 15-min @kingsmnd survey to guide future care and research.

🔗 https://t.co/8y9LT8wixv

[MND Research @mndresearch]

It’s been a great two days at #MNDEnCouRageUK 2025!

We’ve heard the latest #MND #ALS research updates , made new connections and had some interesting discussions!

We’d like to thank everyone who attended and presented this year 👏 We couldn’t hold this event without you 🧡💙

[*#ScottAllen @ScottAllen38]

Brilliant stuff from the amazing @RickNelmsZT based on a great MND lay summary from Charlotte Gale around sleep issues and MND/FTD

https://t.co/nxQhV6B7i1

https://t.co/OzwHTvgVi3

@mndassoc @mndresearch

[MND Association @mndassoc]

The Ice Bucket Challenge is back, this time raising awareness for Mental Health amongst a new generation of fundraisers.

You can read more about the origins of the #IceBucketChallenge and how pivotal it was for the MND community here 👇

🧊#MND

[APPG on Motor Neurone Disease @APPGonMND]

📢 The @APPGonMND has issued a statement on challenges faced by people with SOD1 MND - 2% of the MND population - in accessing ground-breaking treatment, tofersen, through an Early Access Programme.

Read more: https://t.co/0QJl0m8zNu

[Stacey kirkpatrick MCInstF @Staceyk51]

I lost my mum to MND & have been fundraising in her name for 10 years! I’m just £2115 away from hitting £70,000 🎉
We lose 6 people every day to MND so I plan to do 6 events in 2025 to represent those 6 🙏
Link to donate to my 6 for 6 here:
https://t.co/jF6qiOY0Wj
THANK YOU 💙🧡

[MND Association @mndassoc]

It's #ChildrensBookWeek 📖

Try, written by Rob Burrow and Kevin Sinfield, is a heart warming story about about friendship, kindness and what heroes are really made of.

We are very grateful to receive a donation for every copy sold.

🧡#MND

[Readable Research @ReadableR]

As well as summarising scientific research, we want to demystify what happens in our labs.

You’ll often read about ‘tissue culture’ in our reports – but how does that work?

Here's @neuroshef's Marianne King to explain more from inside the lab.

[*#ScottAllen @ScottAllen38]

I am playing in a charity football match at Hillsborough Stadium on the 1st of May, to raise money for MND research. If you would like to sponsor us the link is below.
Many thanks

https://t.co/AKyKgqmrnJ

[Readable Research @ReadableR]

A study looking into the production of toxic proteins in the development of MND.

It aims to help our understanding of the tests needed to assess future therapies and support the evolution of potential treatments.

Read the lay summary at https://t.co/EKsL5HAEDI

[Readable Research @ReadableR]

Researchers have been examining how activating the vagus nerve, using a small device held to the side of the neck, could lead to improved movement for those living with Parkinson's.

Our lay summary of this study, from Kate Matheson, is available at https://t.co/8akBUBS3Ps

[Readable Research @ReadableR]

A human trial of NuNerve, one of the few drugs approved for use in those living with MND / ALS, has produced positive results.

We’ve produced a readable summary of this important Australian research which you can read at https://t.co/YKs4rvZvaE

[Readable Research @ReadableR]

A huge amount of research is taking place into the impact of COVID-19 on the brain.

Five years on from lockdowns, our latest lay summary focuses on a study which finds a complex and evolving relationship between the virus & inflammation in the brain.

👉 https://t.co/02tcYtBHlA

[Kurt De Vos @kdv1vdk]

A fully funded PhD Studentship funded by @mndassoc to work on the function of TMEM106B at the synapse in ALS/FTD is available to start 1 October 2025. https://t.co/FMnG4s9GNN