Record $30 million research funding drives hunt for motor neurone disease cure
Fight MND distributes record $30 million across 69 projects investigating treatments and early detection of the disease.
Researchers across Australia have received a major boost in fighting motor neurone disease. The legacy of AFL icon Neale Daniher, who died in May after living with MND for 13 years, helped drive record fundraising.
Fight MND, the organisation he co-founded, has now distributed more than $30 million in grants to 69 research projects. One Sydney team will examine whether disturbed sleep is an early warning sign.
This could let doctors step in before symptoms become irreversible. In Brisbane, researchers will study how cells communicate to find which signals trigger MND.
In Melbourne, scientists are testing new eye disease drugs that show promise against the condition. Governor-General Sam Mostyn, who met with lead researchers, said the funding offers genuine hope.
- $30 million
- Funding distributed
- 69
- Research projects funded
- 13 years
- Daniher lived with MND
- 2014
- Fight MND founded
Why it mattersAccelerates the search for treatments and early detection methods that could slow or stop a devastating disease.
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