The progress in medicine continues these days. The latest reports involve a new discovery about neurodegenerative diseases. Check out the latest reports below.
New medical breakthrough is revealed
Two new studies from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis support the development of a broadly applicable treatment for neurodegenerative diseases.
According to the latest reports, this targets a molecule that serves as the central executioner in the death of axons, the wiring of the nervous system.
The Medical Express website notes that blocking this molecular executioner prevents axon loss, which has been implicated in many neurodegenerative diseases. These vary from peripheral neuropathies to Parkinson’s disease and glaucoma to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Accoridng to the same website, the new studies, both published Oct. 26 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, reveal surprising details about how the molecule triggers axon death that underlies the development of neurodegenerative diseases.
It’s also been revealed that the research also points to new therapeutic approaches for diseases defined by axon loss.
“We desperately need treatments for neurodegenerative diseases,” said co-senior author Jeffrey Milbrandt, MD, Ph.D., the James S. McDonnell Professor and head of the Department of Genetics.
He continued and said this:
“With the evidence of SARM1’s central role in these diseases, we’re very interested in finding ways to block this molecule—whether with small molecule inhibitors or gene therapy techniques. Our latest research suggests we also may be able to interfere with its ability to drive damaging neuroinflammation. We’re hopeful this work will lead to effective new therapies across a range of neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory diseases.”
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