Sunday, April 15, 2007

Stem cell study zeroes in on ALS cause

Source: Reuters
Posted: April 15, 2007 8:06 p.m.

Summary:

Cells that are supposed to nourish and support other nerve cells instead secrete the poisons that cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, researchers reported. Two reports published in the journal Nature Neuroscience may show new ways to treat the degenerative nerve disease, which slowly paralyzes its victims until they die.