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Giornata Nazionale della SLA: buone notizie dalla ricerca scientifica

In occasione della Giornata Nazionale della SLA che si celebra oggi 15 settembre, la Società Italiana di Neurologia (SIN) diffonde le buone notizie che arrivano dalla ricerca scientifica su questa terribile malattia, che solo in Italia colpisce 5.000 persone e che causa un’aspettativa di vita media dopo la diagnosi pari a 3-5 anni.

Quest’anno, inoltre, cade un importante ricorrenza: sono passati…

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Study shows that microglia has a direct role in the development of Lou Gehrig's disease.

Study shows that microglia has a direct role in the development of Lou Gehrig's disease. Thoughts health innovators?

It is known that Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) gradually kills nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. It is one of the most prevalent neuromuscular diseases, resulting in more than 5,600 new diagnoses in the U.S. each year. Around 10% of those diagnoses are caused by the mutation of the C9orf72 gene with studies suggesting that about 500,000 people in the U.S. are carriers of the…

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Human generational study pinpoints epigenetic cause of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

Human generational study pinpoints epigenetic cause of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Thoughts health innovators?

Researchers at the University of Toronto have uncovered new insights on the genetic causes of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. These findings could uncover a new way to detect a genetic predisposition to ALS before the disease strikes.

The team state that a common mutation associated with ALS is an unstable repeated DNA sequence within the C9orf72 gene that…

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