Research
Magnetic fields can revive intracellular transport in ALS
The Brief
- A study led by Dr. Arun Pal at HZDR, with partners in Dresden and Rostock, reports that electromagnetic alternating fields can partially reverse key pathological changes in human nerve cells.
- The reported effect concerns intracellular transport in cells modelled on ALS.
- The finding was published in a journal (name truncated in the source excerpt).
Why it matters
It is an early cell-level result suggesting a physical, non-drug approach might partially restore disrupted transport in motor-neuron-like cells, which science readers can use to gauge possible new research directions in ALS.
Who’s affected
- ALS researchers
- neuroscientists and cell biologists
- people affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and their families
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- #magnetic fields
- #intracellular transport
- #neurodegeneration
- #cell biology
A study led by cell biologist Dr. Arun Pal at the HZDR, in collaboration with research partners in Dresden and Rostock, has found that electromagnetic alternating fields can partially reverse key pathological changes in human nerve cells. The finding has been published in the…
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Magnetic fields can revive intracellular transport in ALS