UCLA researchers have discovered the inner workings of a gene network that regulates the development of spinal motor neurons in the growing chicken and mouse embryo. (sciencedaily.com)
«We found that spinal motor neurons die before symptoms begin and before nerve damage occurs between the spinal cord and the muscles. (sciencedaily.com)
When we suppressed the ALS mutation in the brains of animals, onset of the disease was delayed, the animals lived longer, spinal motor neurons survived longer, and the neuromuscular junctions stayed healthy longer,» said Svendsen, the Kerry and Simone Vickar Family Foundation Distinguished Chair in Regenerative Medicine. (sciencedaily.com)