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    Injection of virus-delivered gene silencer blocks ALS degeneration, saves motor function

    Writing in Nature Medicine, an international team headed by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine describe a new way to effectively deliver a gene-silencing vector to adult amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) mice, resulting in long-term suppression of the...
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    Neuron death in ALS more complex than previously thought

    Brown University researchers have uncovered new clues about the progression of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a surprisingly common disease that causes the death of motor neurons that control voluntary muscles such as those involved in walking, talking, chewing or breathing. A team led by...
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    Remember the ice bucket challenge? It just funded an ALS breakthrough

    The ALS Association says money raised by viral charity challenge, dismissed as ‘slacktivism’ by many, has helped identify a new gene associated with the disease. It is often easy to dismiss viral charity campaigns as “slacktivism”, which lacks in real-world impact (we never did catch the...
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