New efforts — including the development of drugs that target mitochondrial pathways and others that target androgen receptors selectively — are underway for treating sarcopenia in rheumatic diseases, but so far the results have been mixed, an expert said at…
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Twofold Increased ALS Risk in Manual Laborers
Blue-collar workers, particularly carpenters and construction workers, have a significantly increased risk for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) compared with white-collar workers, new research shows. Investigators found manual laborers had a twofold increased risk for the fatal neurodegenerative disease, possibly because…
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