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Kennedy’s Disease: focus on muscle damage reveals key biomarker

Kennedy’s Disease: focus on muscle damage reveals key biomarker

Martina Slapkova 2125 views

Reading Time: 5 minutes Findings from the largest biomarker study of people with Kennedy’s Disease, published in the journal Neurology, found a predictive biomarker to help in differential diagnosis and tracking clinical progression. Led by Dr Pietro Fratta from University College London, the research team highlighted the importance of markers of muscle mass rather than neuronal damage in Kennedy’s…

Lighthouse Project shines a beacon on HERVs and their role in ALS

Mandy Spencer13 Comments 913 views

Reading Time: 3 minutes There is recent evidence to suggest that Human Endogenous Retroviruses (HERVs) may be involved in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). HERV-K has been directly linked to motor neurone damage and has been found in the brain tissue of patients with ALS. The MND Association recently awarded a small grant to fund part of the ‘Lighthouse Project’…