New clues about how amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) develops
Sunday, March 31, 2013 - 16:30
in Health & Medicine
Scientists say they have evidence from animal studies that a type of central nervous system cell other than motor neurons plays a fundamental role in the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal degenerative disease. The discovery holds promise, they say, for identifying new targets for interrupting the disease’s progress.