Nearly 3,000 Canadians are living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease or Charcot’s disease. Each year, close to 1,000 people are diagnosed with ALS and many will die from it. ALS is an incurable neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the selective loss of motor neurons. These nerve cells serve as our...
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Scientists report new method to improve treatment outcomes for breast cancer
by National University of Singapore Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide and the second most common cancer overall. Although it can now be treated with drugs, many of these drugs mysteriously stop working after some time, causing a relapse. Now a team of researchers from the Cancer Science...