Scientists Take Key Step Toward Unraveling the Genetic Roots of ALS in a Pair of Studies

February 23, 2022

(STAT News) – If you shrunk down for a “Magic School Bus”-style journey into an ALS patient’s neurons, you’d see the same thing nearly every time — a key protein knotted into clumps and missing from its usual post in the cell’s nucleus. It’s a telltale sign of the devastating neurological disease, and its effects have been a longtime subject of fascination for scientists. Now, a pair of studies published Wednesday help unravel the mystery. (Read More)