A novel human stem cell-based model of ALS opens doors for rapid drug screening

Long thought of as mere bystanders, astrocytes are crucial for the survival and well-being of motor neurones, which control voluntary muscle movements. In fact, defective astrocytes can lay waste to motor neurones and are the main suspects in the muscle-wasting disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)...

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