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A promising new study could lead to a reduction in symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

By Mari Carmen Pelaez, PhD Candidate in neuroscience, Université Laval
Antoine Desmeules, Étudiant à la maîtrise en neurosciences, Université Laval
Chantelle F. Sephton, Associate professor, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Université Laval

A new study shows that it is possible to reduce the symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by reducing the inflammation caused by immune cells in the brain.

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