Potential nutritional therapy for childhood neurodegenerative disease
Thursday, August 1, 2013 - 13:00
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have identified the gene mutation responsible for a particularly severe form of pontocerebellar hyplasia, a currently incurable neurodegenerative disease affecting children. Based on results in cultured cells, they are hopeful that a nutritional supplement may one day be able to prevent or reverse the condition.