14.01.2013                      03.Schwat. 5773

Medizin:

Health Scan: Cellular activity and diseases

Neurodegenerative conditions result from an impairment of motor function or cognitive function or both.

A new understanding of what happens on the cellular level during the development of neurodegenerative diseases – such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Huntington’s diseases – offers promise toward possible new strategies for combating such diseases, according Hebrew University researchers. Neurodegenerative conditions result from an impairment of motor function or cognitive function or both. The impairment results from degeneration in the particular area of the brain responsible for those functions….