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ALS, the muscle wasting disease of ice bucket challenge fame, is sometimes genetic, sometimes sporadic, but sometimes pops up in clusters. One such cluster in a little skiing village in France unnerved the local GP - and was eventually pinned on false morel mushrooms.
#AmyotrophicLateralSclerosis #LouGehrigsDisease #MushroomForaging #FalseMorels #Foraging #TheAtlanticMagazine
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A devastating nerve disease stalks a mountain village.
Neurologists have grappled with a cluster of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) cases in France, where a fondness for a toxic wild mushroom may hold the answer.
#Neurology #MotorNeuronDisease #Mushrooms #FalseMorels #Nature #AmyotrophicLateralSclerosis #ALS #France #Health #Science