Tag: Animal Models

PARKINSON'S DISEASE
New therapy for Parkinson's disease shows promise

Sydney: Researchers have developed a new therapy using a molecule that has been found to stop the development of Parkinson’s disease in several animal models. The therapy is based on the MCC950 molecule and the researchers hope to carry out human clinical trials of drugs based on this molecule by 2020. The molecule works by […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
Genetic-disorder
New genetic disorder identified in human patient

New York: In a first, US researchers have identified a new genetic disorder, which was previously described in animal models, in a human patient. Researchers from the Michigan State University found that the disorder is caused by mutations in a gene known as ornithine decarboxylase 1 (ODC1). It is defined by a number of clinical […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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