Our movements are controlled by multiple neural pathways that connect the brain and spinal cord. In particular, neurons in the
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‘New’ ALS gene destabilizes neuron’s structure and chokes off its nucleus
The viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge a few years ago raised major funding that resulted in the discovery of new
DNA methylation for stem cell differentiation
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered how DNA methylation regulates spinal cord motor neurons. DNA methylation is an epigenetic mechanism that
Treating motor neuron disease
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is motor neuron disease associated with the death of motor nerve cells ( neurons ). Progressive
