National Academies Releases Road Map for Turning ALS from …
June 18, 2024 (Arlington, VA) – The ALS Association commends the National Academies for its groundbreaking new report on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The report, the result of an 18-month study, provides a comprehensive road map aimed at …
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis News -- ScienceDaily
Mar 13, 2024 · Latest research news on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, including experimental treatments.
Discovery of hundreds of genes potentially associated with ALS …
Jan 18, 2022 · Stanford researchers identified a gene crucial to the formation of toxic proteins in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and showed how it could inform potential therapies for the disease.
Scientists may have discovered a potential cure for ALS
May 17, 2024 · A team of researchers at Western University have made a major breakthrough that could pave the way to a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) — a devastating nervous system disease...
New therapeutic strategy to reduce neuronal death in amyotrophic ...
Nov 16, 2023 · Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that affects neurons in the brain and spinal cord causing loss of muscle control. Scientists have now suggested a potential...
FDA approves controversial new drug designed to slow the ... - NBC News
Sep 30, 2022 · The disease, also called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, affects nerve cells needed for activities like walking, speaking and eating. There is no known cure, and most people live only...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - Latest research and news
Nov 7, 2024 · Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that is marked by fasciculation, spasticity and progressive weakness of muscles, and results in difficulty...
Study finds genetic variant among people who experience a rare …
Jul 30, 2024 · Though exceedingly rare, some people diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) partially or fully recover from the lethal neurodegenerative disease. A better understanding of this...
Epigenomic analysis sheds light on risk factors for ALS
May 2, 2024 · In a study of cells from nearly 400 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients, MIT researchers identified genomic regions with chemical modifications linked to disease progression.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - MIT News
May 2, 2024 · Deciphering the cellular mechanisms behind ALS. Professor Ernest Fraenkel has decoded fundamental aspects of Huntington’s disease and glioblastoma, and is now using computation to better understand amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. March 6, 2024.