by Georgia Gowing, Macquarie University Credit: Neuron (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2024.01.022Macquarie University neuroscientists have developed a single-dose genetic medicine that has been proven to halt the progression of both motor neuron disease (MND) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in mice—and may even offer the potential to reverse some of the effects of the fatal diseases. It may also...
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Study finds some motor neuron disease and dementia patients share genetic defects
by Macquarie University Gene breakthrough: Researchers have found some people with motor neuron disease and dementia carry the same genetic defects. Credit: Macquarie University New research has discovered that some patients with motor neuron disease (MND) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) carry the same rare genetic defects that cause other neurodegenerative diseases. Researchers from the Macquarie University MND Research Center and...
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Repurposed drug could help patients with motor neuron disease
by University of Edinburgh Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A drug typically used to treat enlarged prostates and high blood pressure has shown promise as a potential new therapy for motor neuron disease (MND)—also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)—according to a new study. MND is a group of rare diseases that destroy nerve cells known as motor...
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What we know, don’t know and suspect about what causes motor neuron disease
Since 2014, the ice bucket challenge, which involves people pouring a bucket of icy water over their heads, has raised awareness and much-needed research funds for motor neuron disease. While research for a cure is underway, first we need to know what causes it. MND affects two per every 100,000, or approximately 420,000 people worldwide. It occurs in all countries...