Irish scientists identify key molecule in fight against Alzheimers and MS

Irish scientists have identified a potent molecule that may be able to halt the progress of deadly diseases such as Alzheimers and multiple sclerosis.

Research scientists at Trinity College in Dublin have also found that the molecule’s anti-inflammatory properties can stop a variety of other serious conditions in their tracks, among them diabetes and gout.

In the study to be published this week in the medical journal Nature Medicine, the international research, team led by Trinity and the University of Queensland in Australia, showed how the molecule MCC950 can suppress the ‘NLRP3 inflammasome’, which is an activator of the key process in inflammatory diseases.