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Stem Cell News: Can RNAi Get to the Htt of the Matter?
January 27, 2012
Stem cells sidle up to neurons and pump them full of short hairpin RNAs that turn off huntingtin, potentially slowing the progression of Huntingtonâs disease...
Unusual ALS Case Highlights Variable Onset
January 24, 2012
Like many neurodegenerative conditions, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a disease of aging. Thus, it was unusual when a young man of 19...
More Mitochondrial Mayhem in ALS Motor Neurons, Muscles?
January 20, 2012
Much is amiss with mitochondria during the pathology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis...
Mitochondria Stumble Their Way Along Axons in ALS Model
January 6, 2012
People with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis struggle to move, and it appears some of their organelles have the same problem...
ALS and Tap Water: Is There a Connection?
January 5, 2012
Could a toxin from a bacteria found in pond scum be a major contributor to degenerative diseases like ALS and Alzheimer's disease? It is a controversial but fascinating hypothesis. Blooms of cyanobacteria, now worsening due to global warming, have been known to poison wildlife and cause massive fish kills. A particular cyanobacterial toxin has been found to accumulate in the brains of ALS and certain other neurodegenerative disease patients. Researchers propose that a combination of environmental exposure plus a given individual's reduced ability to remove the toxin might be a recipe for ALS.
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