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- EIN 20-1829529
- (801) 375-6214
- Po Box 3464 Jackson WY 83001-3464 USA
- www.ethnomedicine.org
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Causes: Health, Medical Research
Mission: The institute for ethnomedicine searches for new cures by studying plant medicine and patterns of wellness and disease among indigenous people.
Programs: Research by the institute and members of our global scientific consortium identified the amino acid l-serine as a potential drug candidate. The institute has studied the potential of l-serine as a novel therapy for the treatment of als and other neurodegenerative illnesses through in vitro and in vivo experiments, as well as fda-approved human clinical trials. These experiments suggest that while l-serine at the doses studied cannot stop or reverse neurodegeneration associated with als, that l-serine may slow disease progression.