UK: Government to invest £375 million in neurodegenerative disease research, 2021

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/...million-in-neurodegenerative-disease-research

 

Do we know whether MND was considered in that study where they found ME is funded at about 7.4% commensurate to quality of life and disease burden? Would be interesting to know whether it was deemed to be poorly funded.

 

I am surprised to see MCI on the list, I was not aware it was classified as a neurodegenerative disease.

I have a diagnosis of MCI, have had for about a decade, the consultant ventured no opinion but I suspect that in my case it's secondary, an effect of, ME.

I am not aware of any treatment options, or research, I was told that no action would be taken until it progressed into something they could be bothered to treat.

So research funding - is good.

 

The usual trick of putting a multi year figure in the headline, which will be endlessly repeated year on year making it appear that the investment is 5 times higher than it is. £75 million a year appears to be an increase on this area of research but it needs picking through the accounts to see whether this is all real new money or just old promises repackaged. Interesting Hansard debate here: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commo...27-4531040E8228/MotorNeuroneDisease(Research)

 

Yes, recycling the funding announcements, a favorite trick of governments in Canada too

Good to see this funding for these diseases.

 

Does any one know how much the government spends towards ME per year? Also how much of it goes towards quack psychosocial research?

Mod note: discussion here - Funding of ME/CFS research in the UK