Although this is not MS specific, what did peak my interest is that it is based on
In combination with the recent interest in MS and the mitochondria (eg Biotin)The researchers measured the activity of mitochondria, 'the small energy powerhouses in cells', in 29 people with Parkinson's and nine without the disease.
'We had expected there would be a reduction in the activity of the Parkinson's cells, but we actually found the reverse,' Prof Fisher said.
'They were four times more active than in the healthy group - they were working four times as hard.'
Now, they are starting a new trial to check if its specific to Parkinson. Hopefully in their trial they will be including "other neurological diseases" which will hopefully have an MS group.
Maybe someone would like to send an email pointing out the possible MS / mitochondria link, to the researches doing the next phase of the trial?'We now need to find out how specific this test is, does it just apply to Parkinson's or will it detect other diseases such as Alzheimer's?