Signs of motor neurone disease (MND) were seen up to 14 years before patients experience symptoms, according to a Scottish new study
Signs of motor neurone disease were seen up to 14 years before patients experience symptoms, according to a Scottish new study.
The findings have led researchers to suggest it could be possible to detect and act on MND long before the brain is affected by taking a small gut biopsy or stool sample. "I believe this is a significant finding for our wider understanding of this disease," said the study's lead Dr Jenna Gregory of the University of Aberdeen.
Researchers say one possible explanation for unsuccessful drug trials is that by the time someone has symptoms of the disease, it may be too late for successful intervention.
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