Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis may involve a form of sudden, rapid aging of the immune system

Thursday, October 8, 2009 - 17:42 in Health & Medicine

LOS ANGELES (Oct. 8, 2009) -- Premature aging of the immune system appears to play a role in the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, according to research scientists from the Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, and Sheba Medical Center in Israel.

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