# Sensory neurons can be used to discover therapies for ALS

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> **[Sensory neurons can be used to discover therapies for ALS: New approach for...](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181108111753.htm)**
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> Scientists have shown that mutations in specific genes that destroy motor neurons and thereby cause the devastating effects of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease -- also attack sensory neurons. The discovery...

  
Scientists have shown that mutations in specific genes that destroy motor neurons and thereby cause the devastating effects of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease – also attack sensory neurons. The discovery indicates that studying sensory neurons could provide new mechanistic insights to prevent, slow, or even reverse ALS.