Finding Clues For Nerve Cell Repair
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 - 10:14
in Health & Medicine
A new study identifies a key mechanism for the normal development of motor nerve cells (motor neurons) -- cells that control muscles. This finding is crucial to understanding and treating a range of conditions involving nerve cell loss or damage, from spinal cord injury to neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.