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What is MND – and are sportspeople more likely to get it?

The spotlight has again fallen on any risk associated with rugby and neurodegenerative illness with the announcement that former England captain and 2003 World Cup winner Lewis Moody has been ...
Healthline

What to Know About Progressive Muscular Atrophy

Progressive muscular atrophy (PMA) is a rare adult-onset motor neuron disease. Although there’s no cure, treatments may slow down nerve damage and reduce symptoms. Progressive muscular atrophy (PMA) ...
Morningstar

Theravance Biopharma Launches Disease Education Campaign to Advance Scientific Understanding of Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension Due to Multiple System Atrophy

Theravance Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBPH) today announced the launch of “Power in the Periphery,” a new disease education campaign for healthcare professionals (HCPs) to raise awareness and deepen ...
News Medical

Cytokine interferon-gamma can be a disease-modifying therapeutic target in multiple system atrophy

Multiple system atrophy is a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disease, where insoluble inclusions of the protein alpha-synuclein appear in oligodendrocyte cells of the brain. The resulting ...