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Toxins Afloat in Shark Fin Soup? Health.com THURSDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) — Shark fins contain high levels of a neurotoxin called BMAA, which is linked to neurodegenerative diseases in humans such as Alzheimer's and Lou Gehrig's disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), according to a new ... See all stories on this topic »

A Passion For The Rainforest Leads Botanist To Fight Human Diseases Livermore Independent ... is helping to make inroads into one of the most difficult problems in medical research: understanding and treating the neurological diseases Alzheimers, Parkinsons and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, better known as Lou Gehrig's disease. See all stories on this topic »