A team of researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Melbourne have made a breakthrough in developing treatment for motor neuron disease, a deadly neurodegenerative disease.
While the condition is incurable, lead researcher Seth Masters’ animal studies of the treatment have suggested it could lead to longer life expectancy and slow down progression of the disease.
The research team hope to move from animal testing to clinical trials, optimistic that this can improve quality of life for people with motor neurone disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.
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