Caffeine appears to be beneficial in males -- but not females -- with Lou Gehrig's disease

Friday, April 17, 2009 - 11:10 in Health & Medicine

NEW ORLEANS--Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal disease that damages key neurons in the brain and spinal cord. The disease causes progressive paralysis of voluntary muscles and often death within five years of symptoms.

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