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Researchers are making strides in understanding the disease mechanism of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Syracuse University researchers are making strides in ...

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Eight years in the making, a discovery by neuroscientists highlights the value of long-term, fundamental research and provides important information for future drug targets. It took eight long years ...

Syracuse University researchers are making strides in understanding the disease mechanism of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Carlos A. Castaneda, assistant ...