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Carnitine is a "vitamin-like" molecule that helps to transport long-chain fatty acids from outside the mitochondria (the energy powerhouse of the cell) to inside the mitochondria, a process that is vital to energy production

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Studies have reported defective cholesterol metabolism in the brains of ALS patients and abnormal lipid droplet accumulation in astrocytes, particularly in regions like the motor cortex and spinal cord (Chaves-Filho et al., 2019)