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Genetic ALS treatment helps 41-year-old outlive family history

Name: Genetic ALS treatment helps 41-year-old outlive family history
Uploaded: 2026-04-06T19:37:00-0500
Duration: 2 min 48 s
Description: Jeff Vierstra, from a family devastated by ALS, undergoes groundbreaking gene-targeted therapy—and remains ALS-free at 41.

Jeff Vierstra, from a family devastated by ALS, undergoes groundbreaking gene-targeted therapy—and remains ALS-free at 41.