
Motor neuron disease
@mnd_als
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30-03-2018 09:39:51
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The #FindMNDBiomarker Program: Protein Changes in #MND/#ALS Postmortem Tissue & Biofluids | Analysis identified 1,458 altered #proteins, with dysregulation in #RNA binding proteins, #chitinases & #gelsolin | #Brain #biomarkers Magxite Motor neuron disease pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40539764/


Could motor neuron disease (MND) be treated with a simple oral drug? 💊 With funding from us, UK Dementia Research Institute researchers at UCL are testing 2 compounds that boost Stathmin-2. This protein is key to nerve cell health and could restore function in nerve cells affected by MND and FTD.









These findings support assessment of cortical motor function in #ALS | Short interval intracortical inhibition #SICI is the most sensitive parameter to assess #brain motor function in ALS | #diagnostic #therapeutic #biomarker #MND Professor Matthew C. Kiernan AM Nerve Centrals #Soterix pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40374755/
