Researchers Have New Insight into Cause of Lou Gehrig鈥檚 Disease
University of KentuckyUniversity of Kentucky researchers have discovered a new cellular mechanism that may better explain what causes amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. Haining Zhu reports on how mutations in superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) slows down the intracellular transport of molecules in neurons.