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Understanding ALS

October 23, 2019October 23, 2019 Momentum 0 Comments Alexandria Bland, ALS, Healthcare, Neurology

In 2014, millions of Americans participated in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, which helped to raise awareness for the disease.

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Image of the Month: Art meets science to visualize the fruit fly’s brain

April 2, 2019April 2, 2019 Ana Rodríguez 0 Comments ALS, autophagy, fruit fly, Lou Gehrig's disease, lysosomes, proteasome, rare disease, reseach, ubiquilin

Studying the brain of the fruit fly helps understand the human brain, both in health and disease.

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Understanding the cell waste disposal problems in Lou Gehrig’s disease

March 12, 2019March 12, 2019 Ana Rodríguez 0 Comments ALS, Alzheimer's Disease, autophagy, Drosophila, fruit fly, Lou Gehrig's disease, lysosomes, proteasome, Research, ubiquilin

Building up cellular waste is bad news for cells, and particularly for neurons. Such excessive build up can lead to

From the Labs features an image of the cardiac fibroblast, a cell that is central to heart failure, which is the leading cause of mortality in the United States.

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