Australian researchers are one step closer to find a new treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS) that may be able to reverse the effects the disease has on the brain.
Researches from Monash University in Melbourne believe they can achieve the results by using an old drug called Ditpa.
When the drug was trialled on mice, the paralysed animals were able to walk again.
“We don’t have any drugs that are available at the moment that can enhance the repair mechanism that this drug is purported to do,” Dr Steve Petratos from Monash University told 7NEWS.
“With MS, this drug could have profound outcomes in quality of life for individual patients,” Petratos added.
The research team now needs $2 million to get the drug ready for human clinical trials, which could happen within three to five years.
Source: https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/healt...tment-c-702216
Researches from Monash University in Melbourne believe they can achieve the results by using an old drug called Ditpa.
When the drug was trialled on mice, the paralysed animals were able to walk again.
“We don’t have any drugs that are available at the moment that can enhance the repair mechanism that this drug is purported to do,” Dr Steve Petratos from Monash University told 7NEWS.
“With MS, this drug could have profound outcomes in quality of life for individual patients,” Petratos added.
The research team now needs $2 million to get the drug ready for human clinical trials, which could happen within three to five years.
Source: https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/healt...tment-c-702216
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