Therapy Slows Onset and Progression of Lou Gehrig’s Disease, Study Finds

http://www.nationwidechildrens.org/news-room-articles/therapy-slows-onset-and-progression-of-lou-gehrigs-disease-study-finds?contentid=120090

Columbus, OH - 9/9/2013

Studies of a therapy designed to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) suggest that the treatment dramatically slows onset and progression of the deadly disease, one of the most common neuromuscular disorders in the world. The researchers, led by teams from The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Ludwig Institute at the University of California, San Diego, found a survival increase of up to 39 percent in animal models with a one-time treatment, a crucial step toward moving the therapy into human clinical trials.

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