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We recently came across a website for staying on top of ALS news and recent advancements.

Topix has a health section devoted entirely to information about ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease). One of their readers has made a claim in their forum that most likely will astound you.

We here at ALS of Nevada have no idea of the validity of such a claim, and encourage you to draw your own conclusions. However, that said, head over to Diagnosed in August 07, Symptom free by January. The input was posted on May 3, 2008.

It also appears to have potential if you are looking for an online support group.

[MedicalNewsToday]

An incurable, paralyzing disease in humans is now genetically linked to a similar disease in dogs. Researchers from the University of Missouri and the Broad Institute have found that the genetic mutation responsible for degenerative myelopathy (DM) in dogs is the same mutation that causes amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the human disease also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. As a result of the discovery, click here for the rest of the article

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