The Cavitron Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator is a unique modality for precise tissue removal which results in increased visibility, reduced bleeding, and shorter operating time when dealing with vascular lesions or organs.
The SOD1 mouse develops an ALS-like disease that researchers hope overlaps enough with human ALS that mouse responses to treatment might predict human responses. SOD1 gene mutations, however, cause a familial (inherited) form of human ALS thatâs present in only 1 percent to 3 percent of ALS cases. For some 90 percent of patients, the disease isnât familial. Its onset is unpredictable (sporadic) and the cause is unknown.
Aug. 22, 2011 -- Researchers from Northwestern University are reporting a major breakthrough in understanding of the cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the fatal disease also known as Lou Gehrigâs disease.nly about one in 10 ALS patients have the inherited form of the disease. Because no cause had been identified in people without a family history, researchers have not been certain that different forms of ALS were actually the same disease.