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8th May 2026

Experimental gene therapy for Canavan Disease

"An Irish child is among a small group whose progress is being monitored internationally after receiving a potentially life-saving experimental gene therapy in the United States"

8th May 2026

Preventing and managing adrenal crisis survey

ADSHG is leading on a UK project called The Real Story: Adrenal Crisis Management in the UK, which involves a follow up survey and in-depth interviews to capture your experiences of preventing and managing adrenal crisis.

8th May 2026

Ionis AxD community update

Ionis has released a recent Community Statement to the AxD community. The statement includes updates on their zilganersen program and work to advance access outside the US.

4th May 2026

Online Community Meeting

Our next online meeting will be taking place on Wednesday 20th May (BST – UK time).

4th May 2026

Upcoming specific group meetings

We have planned a range of different group specific meetings over the next few months, including for parents of affected children and affected men.

30th April 2026

Childhood dementia webinar

The Brain Health Learning Centre are holding a webinar exploring one of the most important and fast moving areas in dementia. The webinar will provide an introduction to childhood dementia.

30th April 2026

News Round-Up

We have sent out the April edition of our monthly news round-up. This month we will be sharing about upcoming online group meetings, celebrating 2 years of Alex TLC’s 50/50 Cash Draw, one to one support and our online shop.

30th April 2026

Alex TLC’s 50/50 Cash Draw turns 2!

Alex TLC’s 50/50 Cash Draw is celebrating 2 years! In that time we’ve given away £3,620.50 of cash prizes, and raised £4,084 for Alex TLC

29th April 2026

Research Summary: April 2026

Our Research Summary for April is ready to view. Our Research Summary includes information about recent leukodystrophy research and clinical trials.

23rd April 2026

Charity Impact Survey 2026

Please complete our Impact Survey 2026 and share your feedback. For anyone who has a connection with Alex TLC through their/the person they care for leukodystrophy.

23rd April 2026

Developing a patient journey for MLD

Are you or a loved one affected by Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD)? We need help with developing a patient journey for patients with MLD.

22nd April 2026

Another ask our community for April

A community member would like to find out about others’ experiences of Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) follow up care after a BMT for Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD).