ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Daniela Zarnescu, associate professor at Molecular and Cellular Biology, and Alyssa Coyne, a graduate student in the UA's Neuroscience Graduate Interdisciplinary Program, together with their colleagues, have identified a a clear molecular defect at the junctions between neurons and muscles, which may provide greater insight into the fundamental mechanisms of ALS. Their finding was published in the Journal of Neuroscience.
Publish Date:
Jan 23, 2015