Scientists are narrowing in on two regions of the human genome that could be responsible for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
ALS is a neurodegenerative disorder that weakens muscles and paralyzes patients within three years of onset, and has no known cure. The available drug treatment delays progression by only three [...]

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There’s a high likelihood that a disease of some sort affects you or one of your relatives — every family seems to have ripples in its gene pool that define and shape its health dynamics.
Your family might have a propensity for rheumatoid arthritis or a particular type of cancer. Whatever it is, there can be [...]

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