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Motor neurone disease: ‘Milestone’ treatment slows or even reverses progressive muscle weakness, study finds | Science & Tech News
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Doctors have hailed a “milestone” treatment that slows or even reverses progressive muscle weakness in sufferers of motor neurone disease (MND). New results from an international study show patients having monthly injections of the drug tofersen reported better mobility and lung function after a year of treatment. One patient who was in a wheelchair at…
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‘Important new step’ in finding treatment for motor neurone disease, scientists reveal | UK News
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Researchers believe they have found an “exciting new potential therapy” for motor neurone disease (MND), with a drug commonly used for other health treatments. MND is a group of rare diseases that destroy cells called motor neurons and causes patients to slowly lose the function of their muscles. About 5,000 people are thought to be…