Factors Controlling Growth Of Brain Cells Damaged In ALS Identified By MGH Study

... A growth factor known to be important for the survival of many types of cells stimulates rapid extension of corticospinal motor neurons - critical brain cells that connect the cerebral cortex with the spinal cord and that die in motor neuron diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease). [click link for full article] ...