Professor Carolyn Sue, with Tom Vanderspuy and his mother Martine at the Art with Heart launch
Creativity driving new research trial A special art exhibition has been launched to raise money for a trial of an innovative treatment for Mitochondrial disease.
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“We are committed to innovative research, like this light therapy trial, to find new ways to manage the disease. “There are currently very few effective treatments for mitochondrial disease, demonstrating the importance of investing in new clinical trials like this one.” The light therapy could potentially treat patients with Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, Motor Neurone disease, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer. Donations can be made to neurogenetics. everydayhero.com.au/martine
Art with Heart is being hosted by the Martine Gallery at Northbridge, with all proceeds going towards an LED light therapy trial for the disease. Gallery owner Martine Vanderspuy has co- ordinated the exhibition, inspired by the positive impact of light therapy on her 16 year old son, Tom, who has Mitochondrial disease. Martine has raised more than $300,000 to date for research, and has a $100,000 target for this exhibition. Kolling Institute Director and international mitochondrial disease expert Professor Carolyn Sue helped launch the exhibition, thanking all those involved. “It is absolutely fabulous to have supporters, like Martine and the community, raise awareness and funds to improve treatment for patients with mitochondrial disease,” Carolyn said. “It’s a debilitating genetic disorder which robs the body of energy and causes multiple
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