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How You Sleep May Impact Your Brain, Researchers Reveal
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is the most common form of motor neuron disease. People with ALS progressively lose the ability to initiate and control muscle movements, including the ability to speak, swallow and breathe. There is no known cure. But recently, we studied mice and identified a new target…
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One Of The Most Famous Degenerative Diseases Affects The Brain In Previously Unknown Ways
An incurable affliction that gradually destroys a person’s ability to walk, speak and eventually breathe can also deteriorate the mind, new research suggests. People with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are more likely to have other mental and behavioural health problems than people without the condition, the study found.
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Here’s The Exact Way That The Ice Bucket Challenge Helped ALS Research
Last year’s hugely popular “ice bucket challenge” saw celebrities pouring buckets of ice water over their heads to help fight Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS). Sceptics dismissed it as mere “slacktivism,” but researchers told us that the money led directly to a scientific breakthrough. Can slacktivism actually work?
