Major breakthrough as researchers discover common cause of all forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Sunday, August 21, 2011 - 12:30
in Health & Medicine
The underlying disease process of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS and Lou Gehrig's disease), a fatal neurodegenerative disease that paralyzes its victims, has long eluded scientists and prevented development of effective therapies. Scientists weren't even sure all its forms actually converged into a common disease process.