Toxin from Brain Cells Triggers Neuron Loss in Human ALS Model - Columbia University Medical Center | #ALS AWARENESS #LouGehrigsDisease #PARKINSONS | Scoop.it
From newsroom.cumc.columbia.edu - February 6, 2014 8:21 PM
In most cases of ALS, a toxin released by cells that normally nurture neurons in the brain and spinal cord can trigger loss of the nerve cells affected in the disease, report Columbia researchers.