Mount Sinai researchers learn that ALS may be linked to both the immune and central nervous systems
The immune system may play a fundamental role along with the central nervous system in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also ...
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New initiative to develop personalized therapies for people with rare genetic forms of ALS
NEW YORK, NY—A new initiative, Silence ALS, will develop experimental personalized therapies to treat patients with rare genetic forms of ...
Is it possible to slow the progression of muscle degeneration in ALS patients?
TUCSON, Arizona — A $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense is supporting researchers in the University of Arizona ...
Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) improves gait ability in patients with ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal progressive neurodegenerative disease that presents with various symptoms, such as muscle weakness, dysphagia, ...
Adaptive HEALEY ALS Platform Trial hopes to bring new treatments to patients faster
BOSTON – A new paper in Annals of Neurology describes the approach, structure, and launch of the HEALEY ALS Platform ...
Discovery of a new ALS and dementia disease mechanism raises treatment hopes
A pioneering new study led by UCL and National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists has revealed, for the first time, ...
$1.125 million investment to advance understanding, diagnosis and treatment of ALS
With promising new therapies for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) on the horizon, now is the time for ongoing investment in ...
Investigators receive the Cullen Education and Research Fund (CERF) Medical Engineering Prize for ALS research
The Cullen Education and Research Fund (CERF) announced the recipients of the first CERF Medical Engineering Prize for ALS Research: ...
Scientists create vast data resource to uncover ALS subtypes
LOS ANGELES — A new cloud-based data resource co-developed by scientists at Cedars-Sinai provides the research community with a comprehensive ...
New meta-analysis explores potential environmental causes of ALS disease
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neuromuscular disease, believed to affect as many as 30,000 Americans. A hundred and ...
ALS among NFL players
What The Study Did: This study of 19,000 NFL players who began playing football between 1960 and 2019 investigated the risk ...
First detailed images of molecule associated with ALS could open door to therapies
Scientists have determined for the first time the structure of the molecule associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and multiple ...
ALS therapy should target brain, not just spine
Study flips belief that disease starts in the spinal cord ‘We need to repair brain motor neurons for effective strategies’ ...
Researchers at TAU decipher critical features of a protein behind ALS
Researchers at TAU decipher critical features of a protein behind ALSCredit: Tel Aviv University Researchers at TAU decipher critical features ...
ALS and dementia attacked by an RNA-hunting compound that recruits cell’s own virus fighter
JUPITER, FL — One of the most commonly inherited forms of ALS and frontotemporal dementia is referred to as C9 ...
TDP-43 DNA methylation may contribute to the mystery of age-dependent motor cortex involvement in ALS
Niigata, Japan - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an intractable neurological disease. Aging is a risk factor for the accumulation ...