ALS scientific breakthrough: Diabetes drug metformin shows promise in mouse study for a common type of ALS
- Written by Laura P.W. Ranum, Director, Center for NeuroGenetics and Kitzman Family Professor of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, University of Florida
A man with ALS uses a head-mounted laser pointer to communicate with his wife, by pointing to letters and words on a communication board.Fezcat via Wikipedia.comAn FDA-approved diabetes drug shows early signs of promise against the most common genetic form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a devastating neurological condition that causes...