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A few years ago, Dr. Parker and researchers in his lab genetically engineered worms that mimicked human ALS through motor neuron degeneration and paralysis.

Each muscle in the body receives electrical signals through motor neurons that will stimulate it to contract.

A group of viruses called enteroviruses can cause a variety of infectious illnesses that are usually mild with symptoms that may include fever, respiratory distress, flu-like muscle aches and rashes.

Normal cells have a “self-cleaning” process called autophagy that breaks down and clears out cellular waste, so the cell can function properly.

A biological marker, or “biomarker” for short, is a measurable indicator associated with a disease state that helps determine risk, severity and response to therapy.

Progression – or the steady worsening of disease and increase in disability – is a challenging reality faced by people affected by MS, and despite major advances in MS research, the mechanism of progression and the ways in which researchers and clinicians can track progression are still not fully understood.

Perinatal (around birth) stroke is devastating, because the effects are life-long.

Each year, 1-2 million children in North America suffer a concussion.

One in six people worldwide will experience a stroke in their lifetime.

Alzheimer’s disease causes progressive neurological decline and substantially decreases the quality of life of the individuals with the disease and their caregivers.