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Early Targets of Harvard Funding Cuts: Tuberculosis, ALS Research • Apr. 17, 2025, 2:03 AM ET (Wall Street Journal)
Eric Dane, star of 'Euphoria' and 'Grey's Anatomy,' reveals he has ALS • Apr. 11, 2025, 12:49 PM ET (AP)

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Also Known As Lou Gehrig disease • ALS • motor neuron disease

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