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Article: Novel death pathway may explain why motor neurons are vulnerable in ALS.(amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
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- Pain & Central Nervous System Week
- Article date:
- October 21, 2002
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2002 OCT 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have collaborating in an effort to understand the selective vulnerability of motor neurons in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have described a novel pathway specific to motor neurons that leads to cell death.
This study, published in Neuron, sheds new light on cell death in motor neurons and provides potential targets for therapies that should be tested in disease models of ALS. The study was funded in part by The ALS Association through its Lou Gehrig Challenge: Cure ALS initiative.
"Much remains to be done before we can be sure that our results will have practical consequences for ALS patients," ...