Weizmann Institute researchers discover new Lou Gehrig’s disease neural pathway
The incurable neurological condition, which affects about one in 50,000 people, gradually paralyzes patients, halting the ability to speak, eat, move and even breathe.
Microglia (green) that were “matured” in the lab from stem cells of ALS patients; the cells’ nuclei are in blue. Viewed with confocal microscopy(photo credit: WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE)ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH