Medical Mystery: The Secrets of ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis remains a scientific field where science faces many unknowns. Experts agree that the disease results from a complex combination of genetic predisposition and environmental factors. Like a sudden weather phenomenon, it can affect people with no family history as well as those with hereditary characteristics.

The Inexorable Process of ALS
This serious neurological disease attacks motor neurons, the vital cells that transmit impulses from the brain to the muscles. When these “biological messengers” die, the muscles, deprived of instructions, gradually lose their tone and atrophy. Gradually, movement, speech, swallowing, and, in advanced stages, breathing are affected.

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