A second 'bad' gene is linked to damaged cell buildup, paralysis in ALS
Monday, November 21, 2011 - 16:33
in Health & Medicine
Following a major Northwestern Medicine breakthrough that identified a common converging point for all forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS and Lou Gehrig's disease), a new finding from the same scientists further broadens the understanding of why cells in the brain and spinal cord degenerate in the fatal disease.