August 17, 2018August 17, 2018
MicroRNA Known to Be Abundant in ALS Patients May Offer Way of Treating Disease, Study Suggests
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The microRNA-218 (miR-218), produced at excessive levels by damaged or dying nerve cells, may be a therapeutic target for ... Read more
August 16, 2018August 16, 2018
Arrows and Colors Test Measures Cognition in Severe ALS Patients
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A newly developed test, known as the arrows and colors cognitive test, can be used to measure cognition in ... Read more
August 15, 2018August 14, 2018
All of These People Found Life After ALS
Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus
“You can either celebrate what you can do, or mourn what you can’t. Every day I wake up and ... Read more
August 15, 2018
Cancer Therapy Shows Potential for Treating ALS, Frontotemporal Dementia, Study Reports
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An exploratory anti-cancer therapy may halt the characteristic toxic accumulation of TDP-43 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), ... Read more
August 14, 2018August 14, 2018
Orphazyme Doses First ALS Patient in Phase 3 Trial of Arimoclomol
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The first patient has been dosed in a Phase 3 clinical trial (NCT03491462) evaluating the effectiveness of Orphazyme’s ... Read more
August 13, 2018August 13, 2018
Physicians Asked to Help ALS Patients Die Must Evaluate Motivations, Alternatives, Case Report Says
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Physicians who help amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients die should carefully evaluate their motivations, capacity, and care goals, while also discussing ... Read more
August 10, 2018August 10, 2018
MND Scotland Launches Clinical Trial to Assess Interleukin-2 in ALS Treatment
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MND Scotland has initiated a clinical trial to test the tolerability and effectiveness of interleukin-2 in the treatment ... Read more
August 9, 2018August 9, 2018
Speech-recognition Tool Can Distinguish ALS, May Offer Way of Evaluating Patients at Home
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Researchers developed a computational model able to recognize amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) based on patients’ speech patterns, suggesting it may one ... Read more
August 8, 2018August 6, 2018
Let’s Get Physical: The ALS Exercise Debate
Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus
“Use it, or lose it.” That was the motivational summary statement during my first post-ALS diagnosis physical therapy ... Read more
August 8, 2018August 8, 2018
Drinking Alcohol Has No Significant Influence on ALS Risk, European Study Finds
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Drinking alcohol seems to have no influence on the risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a large population-based ... Read more
August 7, 2018August 7, 2018
Optimized Bi-PAP Protocol Improves ALS Patients’ Survival, Study Suggests
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A new optimized protocol for the use of a noninvasive ventilation technique called bi-level positive airway pressure (Bi-PAP) allows ... Read more
August 6, 2018August 6, 2018
High-tech Devices Improve Quality of Life, Should Be Standard Care in ALS, Review Says
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High-tech communication devices, such as eye-tracking computer systems (ETCS), improve quality of life and enable caregiver-independent interaction of severely ... Read more

August 17, 2018August 17, 2018

MicroRNA Known to Be Abundant in ALS Patients May Offer Way of Treating Disease, Study Suggests

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The microRNA-218 (miR-218), produced at excessive levels by damaged or dying nerve cells, may be a therapeutic target for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), an animal study suggests. This molecule ... Read more

August 16, 2018August 16, 2018

Arrows and Colors Test Measures Cognition in Severe ALS Patients

News

A newly developed test, known as the arrows and colors cognitive test, can be used to measure cognition in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients who have severe motor and ... Read more

August 15, 2018August 14, 2018

All of These People Found Life After ALS

Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus

“You can either celebrate what you can do, or mourn what you can’t. Every day I wake up and create a new normal. I don’t dwell on what has ... Read more

August 15, 2018

Cancer Therapy Shows Potential for Treating ALS, Frontotemporal Dementia, Study Reports

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An exploratory anti-cancer therapy may halt the characteristic toxic accumulation of TDP-43 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), researchers suggest. The preclinical study, “Poly(ADP-Ribose) Prevents Pathological Phase Separation ... Read more

August 14, 2018August 14, 2018

Orphazyme Doses First ALS Patient in Phase 3 Trial of Arimoclomol

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The first patient has been dosed in a Phase 3 clinical trial (NCT03491462) evaluating the effectiveness of Orphazyme’s investigational therapy arimoclomol in the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ALS is ... Read more

August 13, 2018August 13, 2018

Physicians Asked to Help ALS Patients Die Must Evaluate Motivations, Alternatives, Case Report Says

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Physicians who help amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients die should carefully evaluate their motivations, capacity, and care goals, while also discussing alternatives with their patient, according to researchers. An ALS patient ... Read more

August 10, 2018August 10, 2018

MND Scotland Launches Clinical Trial to Assess Interleukin-2 in ALS Treatment

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MND Scotland has initiated a clinical trial to test the tolerability and effectiveness of interleukin-2 in the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neurone disease ... Read more

August 9, 2018August 9, 2018

Speech-recognition Tool Can Distinguish ALS, May Offer Way of Evaluating Patients at Home

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Researchers developed a computational model able to recognize amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) based on patients’ speech patterns, suggesting it may one day be a non-invasive and low-cost way of evaluating disease ... Read more

August 8, 2018August 6, 2018

Let’s Get Physical: The ALS Exercise Debate

Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus

“Use it, or lose it.” That was the motivational summary statement during my first post-ALS diagnosis physical therapy (PT) session. As my condition’s horrific prognosis continued percolating in my ... Read more

August 8, 2018August 8, 2018

Drinking Alcohol Has No Significant Influence on ALS Risk, European Study Finds

News

Drinking alcohol seems to have no influence on the risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a large population-based European study suggests. The study, “Association between alcohol exposure and ... Read more

August 7, 2018August 7, 2018

Optimized Bi-PAP Protocol Improves ALS Patients’ Survival, Study Suggests

News

A new optimized protocol for the use of a noninvasive ventilation technique called bi-level positive airway pressure (Bi-PAP) allows patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to live twice as ... Read more

August 6, 2018August 6, 2018

High-tech Devices Improve Quality of Life, Should Be Standard Care in ALS, Review Says

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High-tech communication devices, such as eye-tracking computer systems (ETCS), improve quality of life and enable caregiver-independent interaction of severely disabled patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). However, technical aspects ... Read more