Nearly 80 years following Lou Gherig's death, the root cause of ALS remains unknown. Now, scientists have revealed that a protein called membralin plays a key role in ALS and identified a membralin-boosting gene therapy that extended the survival of mice with ALS-like symptoms.

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Nearly 80 years following Lou Gherig's death, the root cause of ALS remains unknown. Now, scientists have revealed that a protein called membralin plays a key role in ALS and identified a membralin-boosting gene therapy that extended the survival of mice with ALS-like symptoms.