Taking statins to lower cholesterol does not affect survival outcomes for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), researchers in Norway have found. In a study of ALS patients using national health registry data, the scientists compared the life expectancy of statin users and nonusers. According to the team, “statin use…

I realize that the words “goals,” “improvement,” and “ALS” don’t always appear in the same sentence, but for me, they do. That’s because, over the past few years, I’ve followed a strategy of setting personal fitness goals and using my ALS clinic appointments as the mile markers for those…

Nine patients with an ultra-rare form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) caused by mutations in the CHCHD10 gene were treated with an experimental antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) that’s designed to silence the disease-causing mutations. The treatment was developed as part of Silence ALS, an initiative that designs ASOs, that is,…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized Sineugene Therapeutics to begin a Phase 1/2a trial of its experimental gene therapy, SNUG01, in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The global trial will assess the treatment’s safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy through a dose escalation and expansion…

People living in California can help fund amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research when filing their state taxes. The California ALS Research Network Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund allows Californians to contribute to research projects selected by the ALS Network’s scientific advisory committee. At least $250,000 must be raised…