
Scientists have been researching tissue biopsies
(Picture: David Davies/PA Wire)Proteins thought to contribute to motor neurone disease (MND) can be found in the gut many years before brain symptoms occur, research has revealed.
A study carried out by the University of Aberdeen, in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh, and published by the Journal of Pathology: Clinical Research, has found evidence of the disease in one patient 14 years before they developed the condition.