Same immune-system proteins may first giveth, then taketh away motor control
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 - 12:31
in Health & Medicine
A family of proteins with important roles in the immune system may be responsible for fine-tuning a person's motor control as they grow -- and for their gradual loss of muscle function as they age. The new research potentially reveals a biological cause of weakness and instability in older people, as well as a possible future treatment that would target the proteins specifically.