News Parkinson’s Therapy Azilect Added to Rilutek May Delay Fast-progressing ALS, Phase 2 Trial Shows

News #NORDSummit – More Than 700 Expected to Attend Oct. 15-16 Rare Disease Summit in Washington

News ALS, Frontotemporal Dementia Have Distinct Patterns of Brain Inflammation, Study Shows

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News New Method Described in Thesis Can Help Characterize and Target Misfolded Protein in ALS

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News Retrotope’s Experimental RT001 Now Available for ALS Under Expanded Access Program

News New Method to Create Human Neural Stem Cells Can Regenerate Spine in Rats, Study Shows

News Problems with Behavior and Thinking Skills Evident in ALS Patients and Progress with Disease, UK Study Says

News Protein Staufen1 Could Be Target for Future ALS Therapies, Mouse Study Suggests

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News Challenges, Benefits of Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation for ALS Patients Reviewed in Study

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News Nerve Cell Death Signaling May Hold Key to Treating ALS, Other Diseases, Study Finds

News Bulbar-onset ALS Diagnosed in Man with PNFA, Type of Frontotemporal Dementia

News FDA Approves Tiglutik, Liquid Form of Riluzole, for ALS Patients

News Building on Family’s Ties, PopSockets Joins ALS Association’s ‘Every Drop Adds Up’ Campaign

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News Systems Using Brain Signals to Communicate Can Help Advanced ALS Patients, But Improvements Needed

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News ALS Association Golden West Chapter Awarded 1st Cytokinetics Communications Fellowship

News Therapy Approved for Parkinson’s Has Potential to Treat ALS, Preclinical Study Suggests

News Disrupted Balance of Copper Variants, Not Copper Levels, Involved in ALS

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News Nasal Administration of Two Neuroprotective Proteins May Have ALS Application, Mouse Study Suggests

News Combination of Imaging, Biomarkers Offers Better Assessment of ALS Patients, Study Finds

News Both Spinal and IV Infusions of Stem Cells Safe for ALS Patients, Phase 1 Trials Report

News Reduced Tightening of Pharynx Underlies Impaired Swallowing in ALS Patients, Study Reports

News Tikomed Gets OK to Begin Phase 2 Trial in UK Testing Investigational ALS Therapy ILB

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News Extracts from Medicinal Plant Improved Motor Function, Delayed Disease Worsening in ALS Mice, Study Finds

News Decline in Coughing Strength May Signal Poor Outcomes in ALS Patients, Study Reports

News Large Databases Used by ALS Registry Ably Capture Disease Prevalence in US, Study Reports

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

News Arrows and Colors Test Measures Cognition in Severe ALS Patients

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

News Orphazyme Doses First ALS Patient in Phase 3 Trial of Arimoclomol

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

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

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

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

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

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

News Repair Cells Change in Neurodegenerative Disorders, Promoting Muscle Wasting and Scarring, Study Says

News Poorer Ability to Regulate Body Temperature May Be ALS Symptom, Mouse Study Suggests

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News MediciNova Completes Enrollment in ALS MN-166 (Ibudilast) Phase 1/2 Trial

News Axon Loss in ALS Doesn’t Appear Linked to Death-promoting Molecule, Study in Mice Reports

News People in India Get ALS Earlier Compared to Western Countries, Study Reports

News Excessive Sleepiness in Daytime Hours Linked to Worse ALS Symptoms in Study

News BrainStorm Update Ensures Funds for Completion of Phase 3 NurOwn Trial, Announces 2 New Patents

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News Herbal Formula May Reduce Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in ALS Patients, Mouse Study Suggests

News TDP-43 Accumulation Causes RNA Instability in Nerve Cells of ALS Patients

News Changes in Aggregation of ALS-related Protein Revealed in Study

News New Guide Provides Information on Benefits of Multidisciplinary Care for ALS Treatment

News Anti-epilectic Compound Shows Neuroprotective Effects in ALS Worm Model, Study Reports

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News Phase 1/2 Trial Testing IONIS-SOD1Rx for ALS Launched After Positive Findings in Animal Models

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News CannTrust Partnering with Australian Hospital for Trial Testing Cannabidiol Capsules for ALS

News Boosting Protein with Role in Getting Nutrients to Cells Prevented Muscle Wasting in ALS Mice, Study Finds

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News Ibudilast Added to Rilutek Improves Function in ALS Patients, Phase 2 Trial Shows

News Phase 3 Trial of Oral Levosimendan as Respiratory Treatment for ALS Recruiting in US, Europe and Australia

News 2 miRNAs Controlling Genes Involved in ALS, and Possible Way of Regulating Them, Identified in Study

News FDA Approves Xeomin for Excessive Drooling, Common in ALS Patients

News NurOwn Now Being Produced at 2nd U.S. Manufacturing Site, Brainstorm Announces

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News Skyhawk and Celgene Partner to Develop Innovative Treatments for ALS, Other Diseases

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News Global Project MinE Aims to Identify Rare Gene Variants in ALS

News Brainstorm Decides Not to Offer Investigational ALS Therapy NurOwn Under Right to Try Law

News ProMIS Moving into 2nd Phase of Work on Antibody Treatment for ALS

News Gene Level Profiles in ALS Are Informative, but Lack Diagnostic Value, Study Finds

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News Noninvasive Detection of Biomarkers May Improve ALS Diagnosis, Study Reports

News Spanish Researchers Find New Link Between TDP-43 Protein and Autophagy in ALS

News NINDS Gives $3.4M to Aquinnah to Advance ALS Therapies Targeting Stress Granules

News Online Forums Source of Empathy and Support for ALS and Other Patients, Study Says

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News AcuraStem Awarded $3.7M to Develop Gene-related Therapy for ALS, Frontotemporal Dementia

News ALS May Have Negative Affect on Muscles Necessary for Chewing, Study Finds

News Kentucky Study Looking to Treat Genetic Form of ALS with Clusters in Appalachia

News Flex Pharma Stops Phase 2 Trial of FLX-787 to Ease Muscle Cramps in ALS Patients

News Prediction Model May Help Personalize Survival Prognosis in ALS Patients, Researchers Say

News Higher Risk of Pressure Sores in ALS Patients; Women, Young More Vulnerable, Study Finds

News Changes in Brain Structure, Blood Flow Linked to Varying Cognitive Deficits in ALS

News Phase 1/2a Trial Recruiting ALS Patients to Test AstroRx, Potential New Stem Cell Therapy

News Specific RNA Alterations Key in ALS, Study Suggests

News Infusing Treg Immune Cells Has Potential to Slow ALS, Small Study Suggests

News Canada Trails US in Patient Access to Rare Disease Therapies, CORD President Says

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News Higher Genetic Risk for ALS Linked to Poorer Verbal, Numerical Skills in Adults in UK Study

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News Insights from New System May Help Improve Speech Impairment in ALS, Other Disorders, Study Reports

News US ‘Right to Try’ Law Meets with Mix of Praise and Criticism, Including Among Those with Rare Diseases

News Low Levels of Specific microRNA Linked to Nerve Cell Damage and ALS Progression in Early Study