Announcement: Northwestern researchers identify cause of neuron overfiring in ALS and design potential treatment

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Researchers at Northwestern Medicine's Les Turner ALS Center have identified the molecular mechanism driving neuronal hyperexcitability in ALS and designed a novel drug candidate to block this process. The discovery offers a rational, mechanism-based therapeutic approach to a disease with limited treatment options. — Photo by Testalize.me on Unsplash (Unsplash License)

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Breaking: Researchers at Northwestern Medicine's Les Turner ALS Center have identified why nerve cells overfire in ALS and designed a drug to stop it. This mechanism-based approach could potentially slow or halt disease progression in one of neurology's most devastating conditions. Read the full discovery.

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Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD, is Editor-in-Chief of the Georgian Medical Journal and Chair of the Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). He is Professor and Head of the Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences at David Tvildiani Medical University, and Secretary/Treasurer of the UEMS Section of Public Health. ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.

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