Physician scientists shed light on origins of ALS, neuromuscular disease

Friday, November 2, 2018 - 09:30 in Health & Medicine

Toxic protein assemblies, or “amyloids,” long considered to be key drivers in many neuromuscular diseases, also play a beneficial role in the development of healthy muscle tissue, CU Boulder researchers have found. “Ours is the first study to show that amyloid-like structures not only exist in healthy skeletal muscle during regeneration, but are likely important […]

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