A healthy motor neuron needs to transport its damaged components from the nerve-muscle connection all the way back to the cell body in the spinal cord. If it cannot, the defective components pile up and the cell becomes sick and dies. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) have learned how a mutation in the gene for superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1), which causes ALS, leads cells to accumulate damaged materials. The study, published in the journal Neuron, suggests a potential target for treating this familial form of ALS. 

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a missing crew member Wednesday between Bayonne, New Jersey, and Ocean City, Maryland.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads received notification at approximately 4:30 p.m. from the 600-foot, Marshall Islands–flagged freight ship Ibrahim Dede of a missing crew member.

The USRowing Club Nationals Championship are being held from Aug. 13 to 16 on the Cooper River. The Camden County Freeholder Board and Rutgers University Alumni Association will host more than 2,000 entries from 147 clubs across the nation making this the largest US Rowing event ever.

Freeholder Jeffrey Nash, who spearheaded the construction of the Camden County Boathouse and a $5 million enhancement to Cooper River Park, beamed when he talked about the current regatta season and the USRowing Master Nationals Championship. 

TRENTON — If going to the corner store or gas station to play the lottery poses too much of a challenge, rest assured: the lottery may soon come to your doorstep. By a 24-7 vote, the state Senate on Thursday gave final approval to a bill ( A4018) to allow courier services to buy and cash…

press release August 12, 2015

When leaders of the Jackie Robinson West baseball team filed a lawsuit in June against Little League International, their attorney said league officials wanted clearer answers and documentation for why the celebrated squad was stripped of its national championship. In response, Little League International filed documents in Cook County Circuit Court late last week, detailing the

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RED BANK — Dylan Gowan\’s day on Tuesday was hectic from the start. The 19-year-old and his friend were riding WaveRunners off the beach in Highlands when his friend decided to ride to Brooklyn. Once there, his friend\’s personal watercraft ran out of gas, perhaps a sign of what was to come. Gowan drove his car…

Melissa Quinn / @MelissaQuinn97 / August 11, 2015

For one business owner, a night of rioting and looting disrupted a year of rebuilding not just her business, but a community.

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