amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
noun
amyo·tro·phic lateral sclerosis
ˌā-ˌmī-ə-ˈtrō-fik- 
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: a rare progressive degenerative fatal disease affecting the motor neurons, usually beginning in middle age, and characterized especially by increasing and spreading muscular weakness and atrophy
—abbreviation ALS
called also Lou Gehrig's disease
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With their photograph, the two neuroscientists at Augusta University showed how disturbances to the structural framework of a cell, known as its cytoskeleton, can lead to diseases like Alzheimer’s and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
The company said the foundry will be the first of its kind to bring together research and production, and will help develop more drugs for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative conditions like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.
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—Michele Luhn,kristian Burt, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
Joe Bonsall health issues with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis caused retirement
Bonsall retired from performing on the road with the group after 50 years six months ago, citing the half-decade onset of his ALS diagnosis.
—Marcus K. Dowling, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
Early research has established a likely link between these activities and Parkinson’s, as well as other neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
—Randi Richardson, NBC News, 24 Sep. 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
The company said the foundry will be the first of its kind to bring together research and production, and will help develop more drugs for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative conditions like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.
5.
—Michele Luhn,kristian Burt, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
Joe Bonsall health issues with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis caused retirement
Bonsall retired from performing on the road with the group after 50 years six months ago, citing the half-decade onset of his ALS diagnosis.
—Marcus K. Dowling, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
Early research has established a likely link between these activities and Parkinson’s, as well as other neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
—Randi Richardson, NBC News, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amyotrophic%20lateral%20sclerosis. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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