Topic: ALS Association
ZUMA Press Inc | 2009-01-23 20:14:32
TP_300594_REPO_ALSTSHIRT_1 ( 01/22/2009 Tampa) Kamden Kuhn, a public relations officer for the ALS Association, hands a T-shirt to a passerby in Sykes Gaslight Park. Mannequin torsos wearing the T-shirts were set up throughout the park as part of a ...
AP News | 2008-07-31 21:04:54
Reprogramming skin cells into nerve cells may offer new insight into Lou Gehrig's disease
Using a new technique to reprogram cells, scientists are growing neurons from people with Lou Gehrig's disease, a possible first step in understanding how the deadly illness develops. Technically known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the disease damages the nerve cells in the brain and ...
