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Find out about what's been happening at the Clinic.

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Winter newsletter 2024

Dec 2024: Our latest newsletter is now available.

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Clinic Announcement: Closure for the Festive Season

Dec 2024: Arrangements for research and NHS Lothian out-patient appointments held at the Anne Rowling Clinic over the Festive season.

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OCTOPUS trial reaches recruitment milestone

Dec 2024: World's first multi-arm, multi-stage trial for MS reaches recruitment goal.

A group of 11 people, standing smiling in a line in the reception area of the Anne Rowling Clinic. The team lead is holding a glass award.

Innovation award for digital health project team

Nov 2024: Congratulations to the digital health team at the Anne Rowling Clinic, who have won an award for innovation.

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MS-STAT2 trial results

Sept 2024: The results of the MS-STAT2 trial were announced by Professor Jeremy Chataway at the ECTRIMS research conference on 20th September.

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MND-SMART: first results published

Sept 2024: The scientific data for the first two drugs tested in MND-SMART, memantine and trazodone, has been analysed, reviewed by experts, and published.

The MS research team celebrating the 40th participant to be randomised to the Octopus clinical trial. One of the team members is holding a plush toy orange Octopus.

Octopus Clinical Trial update

Sept 2024: Anne Rowling Clinic randomises its 40th participant for the Octopus clinical trial in Edinburgh

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FutureMS-2 update

Aug 2024: An update on the FutureMS-2 project

Áine Heffernan, University of Edinburgh winner of the Three Minute Thesis competition

PhD student's 'Three Minute Thesis' success

August 2024: Huge congratulations to PhD student Áine Heffernan on winning the University of Edinburgh's 'Three Minute Thesis' competition.

A picture of the Anne Rowling Clinic 2023 Kiltwalk Team at the 6 mile post. Everyone is smiling and wearing Clinic t-shirts and tartan.

Stepping out: Clinic researchers are fundraising in this year's Edinburgh Kiltwalk

Aug 2024: This September a team of Anne Rowling Clinic researchers will be putting their best foot forward to take on the Edinburgh Kiltwalk.

Four people standing in a seminar room. Left to right is Dr Axel Montagne [internal examiner], Prof Giampetro Schiavo [external examiner], Dr Maria Stavrou [PhD candidate], Prof Selina Wray [external examiner]. The photo was taken after Maria's "viva voce" (oral) examination of her PhD.

PhD success for Rowling Scholar

Aug 2024: Many congratulations to former Rowling Scholar Dr Maria Stavrou, who has completed her PhD investigating the mechanisms of motor neuron disease. Here, Maria has summarised her PhD work and future plans.

Artistic illustration of DNA sequencing technology

The genetic landscape of MND in Scotland

Jun 2024: Researchers have analysed the DNA of hundreds of people with MND in Scotland. They have mapped the nationwide genetic landscape and compared it with that of other countries. The findings have implications for future treatment, and planning of interventions and participation in clinical trials.

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