Tuesday, 28 August 2012

ALS Discovery Points To New Pathways And Potential Treatment Strategy

A team of scientists, including faculty at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS), have discovered a gene that influences survival time in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease). The study, published in Nature Medicine, describes how the loss of activity of a receptor called EphA4 substantially extends the lifespan of people with the disease... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..

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