Identify and Evaluate Potential Risk Factors for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Funds research into what causes ALS, from military service and head injury to biomarkers in a Guam cluster.
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ALS has no confirmed single cause, and the leading suspects — military service, contact sports, traumatic brain injury, neuroinflammation, infections — all need more evidence before anyone can act on them.
CDC/ATSDR is funding ALS risk-factor research across four options: Option A backs research with strong existing evidence, such as known environmental or genetic risk factors or better data on e…
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