amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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amyo·tro·phic lateral sclerosis
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Definition of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
: a rare progressive degenerative fatal disease affecting the motor neurons, usually beginning in middle age, and characterized especially by increasing and spreading muscular weakness and atrophy
—abbreviation ALS
— called also Lou Gehrig's disease
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Lai has engineered some to age prematurely or develop neurodegenerative afflictions that mimic diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease), and Huntington. — Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, "China’s CRISPR push in animals promises better meat, novel therapies, and pig organs for people," 31 July 2019 McConnell says the swim would raise money for Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine to conduct research for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, otherwise known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. — USA TODAY, "Tubing, Hemingway, great white sharks: News from around our 50 states," 21 July 2019 The third plaintiff, John Wilson, suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS and was unable to walk or talk. — Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com, "Court reinstates suits by patients nursing homes refused to readmit," 18 July 2019 In August of 2017, Falivena was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, more commonly known as ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease. — Julius Long And Jill Martin, CNN, "Larry Falivena has ALS, and he's on a quest to raise awareness and visit all 30 MLB ballparks this season," 9 July 2019 Three years ago, Paul Rinderknecht was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the progressive paralysis known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. — Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com, "The Rinderknechts of Springfield Township take a summer vacation with serious illness," 11 June 2019 The cards were stolen from Answer ALS, an organization created to bring together all the efforts to eradicate amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, according to Capt. — Michelle Hunter, nola.com, "Credit cards stolen from ALS non-profit linked to Steve Gleason foundation: JPSO," 25 June 2019 But astrocytes also play a role in neurodegenerative conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease), and they are suspected of contributing to neurodevelopmental disorders. — Quanta Magazine, "The Oldest Mini-Brains Have Lifelike Young Cells," 29 Aug. 2017 In March, Lehner and his team posted a preprint on the bioRxiv server describing its use to learn how an RNA-binding protein called TDP-43 may cause the neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, "Mutant genes could supercharge efforts to decipher protein structures," 18 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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