Genetic cause of ALS and frontotemporal dementia blocked by RNA-binding compound

Monday, December 17, 2018 - 15:00 in Biology & Nature

Since the ice bucket challenge went viral in 2014, raising awareness and funding for ALS research, scientists have learned much about a disease that disconnects muscles from nerves, leading to muscle atrophy and eventual death. Their ultimate goal is to create medications capable of stopping ALS in its tracks. Writing in the journal Cell Chemical Biology, […]

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