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New cell-based system may help speed treatment discovery

A newly developed cell-based system, made of nerve cells connected to muscle fibers, may allow the rapid, large-scale screening of potential medicines for neuromuscular conditions, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Applied automated imaging methods, which are responsive to the new system, can be used to visualize and measure…

Transplanting motor neurons strengthens muscles in mouse model

Scientists have devised a technique for transplanting healthy motor neurons — the nerve cells that are lost in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) — in a mouse model with “highly aggressive” disease. Transplanted motor neurons, given stimulation, were able to form healthy connections with muscle cells to control the animals’ muscle…

Holding on to happiness when sorrow arrives

My late husband, Jeff, made a dream come true for me. When I was a kid, my dad would take our family on our small powerboat to explore the waters near my hometown of Annapolis, Maryland. If we had enough time and the weather cooperated, we’d take a…

AstroRx for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

AstroRx is an investigational cell-based therapy that is being tested in early clinical trials for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). It aims to slow ALS progression by preventing further damage to nerve cells.