University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers targeting a group of hereditary neurodegenerative diseases have found success ...

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University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers targeting a group of hereditary neurodegenerative diseases have found success ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common form of MND and there is currently no cure for the condition which ...

The restoration of UNC13A could allow for healthier nerve and muscle cell interaction, potentially slowing the ... be the ...

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Approximately 5,000 people in the U.S. develop amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) each year. On average, they survive for only two to five years after being diagnosed, according to the Centers for ...

Researchers have uncovered a mechanism that may trigger ALS’s earliest stages, identifying proteins that mislocalize, causing ...

Poorly performing antibodies have plagued biomedical sciences for decades. Several fresh initiatives hope to change this.

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