Monday, March 1, 2021
HEALTH CARE
SHOP
  • Home
  • Health & Fitness
  • Disease
  • Healthy Diet
  • Yoga
  • Lose Weight
  • Gain Weight
  • Men Health
  • More
    • Pregnant & Baby Care
No Result
View All Result
Health Care
No Result
View All Result
Home Disease

Motor neurone disease breakthrough in Australia could add ten years to lifespan

Health Care by Health Care
October 8, 2020
in Disease
0
0
SHARES
2
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
Loading......
 


Australian researchers have made a breakthrough discovery to give hope to people suffering from deadly and incurable motor neurone disease (MND).

The disease causes the nerve cells that control the body’s muscles to rapidly die, with a life expectancy just two to five years once it starts to take hold.

MND not only paralysed Kirsten Harley after her 2013 diagnosis, the vicious disease also robbed her of her capacity to speak.

Kirsten Harley is a victim of motor neurone disease. (9News)

“Motor neurone disease has taken my ability to hug my daughter, swim, stand, blow my nose, eat a salad, speak, and breathe by myself,” Ms Harley said.

Using modern technology Ms Harley was able to tell 9News exactly why research was so desperately needed.

“Breakthroughs in the lab give us hope that one day, families won’t have to face this terrible killer,” Ms Harley said.

“I am lucky I’m still alive, I can still smile, and I have wonderful support and my beautiful family.”

Nearly all patients show evidence of a build-up of a protein called TDP-43, which triggers an immune sensor.

The horrible disease could be kept at bay by a new discovery. (9News)

In lab experiments, researchers used drugs on patient cells to block that sensor, which prevented the inflammation and kept the motor neuron cells living longer.

“The drugs we have, they’re keeping those cells alive, and we hope they’re going to do exactly the same thing in patients, hopefully in the very near future,” Associate Professor Seth Masters said.

The discovery won’t prevent the onset of the disease, but it’s hoped it will add another 10 years to a patient’s life.

The next step is to turn the compounds into drugs for human trials – and the start date will depend on funding.



Source link

 

Tags: AddAustraliaBreakthroughDiseaselifespanMotorneuroneTenYears
Advertisement Banner
Previous Post

What It Means When Your Baby Is Fussy After Eating

Next Post

Health and Nutrition 101: A Fresh Start This Fall

Health Care

Health Care

Next Post
Health and Nutrition 101: A Fresh Start This Fall

Health and Nutrition 101: A Fresh Start This Fall

Discussion about this post

Categories

  • Disease
  • Gain Weight
  • Health & Fitness
  • Healthy Diet
  • Lose Weight
  • Men Health
  • Pregnant & Baby Care
  • SHOP
  • Uncategorized
  • Yoga
Beauty Food Bible Special Presentation

Beauty Food Bible Special Presentation

February 28, 2021

Products/Services/ClickBank E-Book | Alfred Health Care

February 27, 2021
Mediterranean Diet Secrets New 2016 Update!

Mediterranean Diet Secrets New 2016 Update!

February 23, 2021

Follow us

Contact Us

  • Privacy & Policy
  • About US
  • Contact Us
  • Terms & conditions
  • DISCLAIMER

© 2020 Silver Shielding

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Health & Fitness
  • Disease
  • Healthy Diet
  • Yoga
  • Lose Weight
  • Gain Weight
  • Men Health
  • More
    • Pregnant & Baby Care

© 2020 Silver Shielding

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.OkPrivacy policy