Monday, April 16, 2007

Stem cells provide new tool for studying disease and identifying ALS drugs

Source: PROJECT A.L.S.
Date: April 16, 2007 12:11 EST

Summary:

Results of two studies funded by Project A.L.S. and appearing in today's advance online publication of Nature Neuroscience demonstrate that embryonic stem cells may provide a new tool for studying disease mechanisms and for identifying drugs to slow ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.