parkinson's disease
ALS attacks and kills nerve cells controlling muscles, leading to weakness, paralysis and, ultimately, respiratory failure.
"The hardest step is that first step. Once you take that first step, the rest of it comes easy."
New research in mice and human cells indicates a brain-gut connection.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The comments of the rich and famous should be taken with a grain of salt.
While preliminary, a new study suggests targeting gut bacteria may hold promise.