Journal of Neuroscience Archives

Irish angiogenin research leads to promising results

1 June 2012Kelly Edwards3 Comments

Reading Time: 3 minutes Angiogenin was discovered as a cause of MND for a small number of families affected by the inherited form of MND in 2006. Since then, research has been ongoing to better understand the role of angiogenin and to see if we can use this information to develop future treatments. This week, we learnt of two…

Zebrafish study provides innovative ideas for new treatment strategies

2 March 2012Kelly Edwards1 Comment

Reading Time: 2 minutes A study on zebrafish has increased our understanding of how motor neurones work and has provided potential clues for the development of future treatments for MND. The study, led by Dr Catherina Becker from University of Edinburgh, showed that a unique motor neurone repair system found in zebrafish can be enhanced if a particular signal called Notch1 is…