Researchers at Western University have made a discovery, showing that a protein can reverse, halt or prevent the death of motor neurons.
can reverse, halt or prevent the death of motor neurons, which are responsible for movement. ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is caused when nerves that supply the muscles seem to die. The research at the university is led by Dr. Michael Strong, who has been studying ALS since the 1980s.
Though protein is inherently normal, it becomes abnormal in location and how it’s functioning. However, this breakthrough in research shows a second protein that seems to counteract that. Currently, this protein has been used in animal trials. “When you think about London, we’re 400,000 people, so you’d expect to see between eight and 10 ALS patients every year,” says Strong. “And yet we see far more than that. I’m seeing two or three new patients every week, so this is a very common disorder.”Man charged in surfer deaths told girlfriend he killed ‘3 gringos,’ court hears
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