Tag: ALS

In Aging, researchers have reported on how an increase in FGF21, a myokine that encourages muscle growth, impacts the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Progressive and fatal ALS is an age-related disease that is characterized by the degeneration of motor neurons throughout the spinal cord and in the brain, leading to death by respiratory...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) only affects a fraction of cells and must be treated with high specificity. Scientists have achieved that by targeting mRNA sites associated with the disease [1]. Cryptic behavior ALS is a neurodegenerative disease in which age is a major factor. While it can be diagnosed at almost any age, the average...