A signaling protein called neurturin promotes the development of muscles with greater endurance, leading to better exercise performance and coordination, according to a new mouse study. The results suggest that therapeutic approaches using neurturin — for example, using a gene therapy that encodes the protein — might be useful in treating diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) that are characterized by muscle weakness. “There’s much to be done, but we believe this could be of…

You must be logged in to read/download the full post.