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Trial Indicates ALS Drug May Treat Spinal Cord Injuries miragenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from miragenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A small clinical trial with a pharmacokinetic sub-study, led by a world-renowned pharmacologist at the University of Houston, has demonstrated the promising effectiveness of the drug Riluzole for improving functionality in people with acute spinal cord injuries (SCI) if the drug is taken within 12 hours post-injury.
<p>A medicine used for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease) is showing promising results for treating acute spinal cord injuries if the drug is taken within 12 hours post-injury. </p>
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