Diabetes drug shows promise in treatment of neurodegenerative disease
Friday, June 7, 2013 - 22:00
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have found that a drug used to control Type II diabetes can help repair the spinal cords of mice suffering from the inherited disease adrenoleukodystrophy which, untreated, leads eventually to a paralysis, a vegetative state and death. They believe that their findings may be relevant to other neurodegenerative diseases. A Phase II trial will be starting shortly.