Study Paves Way to Lou Gehrig’s Disease Treatment by Targeting Proteins

Study Paves Way to Lou Gehrig’s Disease Treatment by Targeting Proteins
Guilhem Gallart, known as Pone, lies on a bedat his home in Gaillac in the south of France on June 16, 2021. Since 2015, he suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. FRED SCHEIBER/AFP via Getty Images
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A team of scientists from Western University in Canada has potentially discovered a promising avenue for treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the devastating neurological condition commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Their study suggests that two proteins might hold the key to preserving the nerve cells ravaged by the condition.

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