Novel treatments emerging for human mitochondrial diseases
Using existing drugs, such as lithium, to restore basic biological processes in human cells and animal models, researchers may have broken a long-standing logjam in devising effective treatments for... (Source: Parkinson's Disease News From Medical News Today)
Source: Parkinson's Disease News From Medical News Today - July 21, 2015 Category: Neurology Tags: Diabetes Source Type: news
Alpers Disease: General Information
Alpers disease is also known as progressive neuronal degeneration of childhood with liver disease (PNDC) or, 'Alpers-Huttenlocher syndrome.' It is a rare, autosomal recessive disorder seen in infants and young children. The disease is classified not only as a prion disease but as a, 'mitochondrial encephalomyopathy,' and therefore is associated with the mitochondrial genome. The symptoms of Alpers disease include: (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - July 16, 2015 Category: Disability Tags: Neurological Disorders Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Cure for mitochondrial diseases steps closer with stem cell breakthrough
A new study shows how scientists used two complementary cell reprogramming methods to create mutation-free lines of stem cells from human patients with mitochondrial diseases. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 16, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stem Cell Research Source Type: news
Mitochondrial disease treatment hope
US scientists say they have taken the first step towards treating people born with mitochondrial diseases. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - July 16, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cure for mitochondrial disease is on the horizon but it involves cloning
The breakthrough by Oregon Health and Science University scientists, offers hope to families by mitochondrial disease but also raises the spectre of babies being cloned to order. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
