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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
imageA 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.com

An 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...

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