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Axonal transport deficits and degeneration develop independently

Researchers from Munich, Germany published a study entitled, “Axonal transport deficits and degeneration can evolve independently in mouse models of ALS,” that challenged a widely

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Cell-based models manipulated into astrocytes to test potential role in SALS

ALS is characterized by the degeneration of motor neurons in the spinal cord and brain stem. The most significant advances in experimental mouse models have been based on SOD1 mutations, accounting for approximately two per cent of all cases. Astrocytes, cells in the brain and 

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Bernice Ramsay Recipients Announced

ALS Society of Canada is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2011 Bernice Ramsay Grants to three Canadian research projects. 

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