News Alabama Power Foundation Funds Research into New Therapies for ALS

News ‘Rare Barometer’ Program Helps Eurordis Shape EU Rare Disease Policy

News $8 Million Award Will Help Researchers Develop Early Warning Systems for ALS, Other Disorders

News Scientists Use Patient Cells, Chip Technology to Re-create Blood-Brain Barrier Defects

News Restoring Levels of Membralin Protein May Extend Survival in ALS, Mouse Study Suggests

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News AB Science’s New Masitinib Study Validated by EMA, With Expected Start Later This Year, Company Says

News Ice Bucket Challenge Dramatically Affected Fight Against ALS, Independent Study Reports

News MediciNova Launches Phase 2b/3 Trial of Ibudilast for ALS

News ‘I Am ALS’ Campaign for Better Resources Gains Obama Foundation Support

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News Electronic App to Monitor Dietary Intake May Benefit ALS Patients, Trial Data Suggest

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News SOD1 Enzyme Clumps May Expose Cells to DNA Damage in Some ALS Patients, Study Suggests

News Cytokinetics Renews Partnership With ALS Association

News Smartphones May Help Remotely Evaluate Key Clinical Data of ALS, Study Suggests

News Histamine-Related Genes May Become Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets for ALS, Mouse Study Suggests

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News Certain Cholesterol-Lowering Statins May Decrease Risk of ALS, Large Medicare-based Study Suggests

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News Inaugural ‘Arrest and Extinguish ALS’ Fundraiser Kicks Off in Massachusetts

News Agency Unveils RaDaR to Help Patient Groups Develop Rare Disease Registries

News Transplant of Human Neural Stem Cells into ALS Patients Found Safe in Phase 1 Trial

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News Metabolic Changes Do Not Identify Who Will Develop ALS, Study Finds

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News ALS Type 8 May Cause Cognitive and Behavioral Changes, Leading to Depression, Study Suggests

News Using Antibiotics May Increase Risk of Developing ALS, Swedish Study Suggests

News Phase 3 Trial Results of Tirasemtiv Show Potential of Similar Therapies for ALS, Researchers Say

News Oxford BioDynamics to Use New Technology as Partner in REFINE-ALS Biomarker Study

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News Rare Diseases Constitute a ‘Public Health Issue,’ NCATS Director Warns

News Mitsubishi Tanabe Launches Online Tool to Help Patients, Caregivers Find ALS Infusion Services

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News ALS Therapy Development Institute Launches #AskMeAboutALS Effort for ALS Awareness Month

News Investigational ALS Treatment NPT520-34 Begins Phase 1 Trial in Healthy Volunteers

News #AANAM — Research Examines Clinical, Genetic Features of ALS Type 4

News #AANAM – Genetic Testing Useful for ALS Diagnosis, with Few Patient Concerns for Impact on Well-being, Studies Report

News #AANAM – Reldesemtiv Reduces Lung Function Decline and ALS Progression, Phase 2 Trial Shows

News #AANAM – Art Therapy Can Improve Psychological Well-Being In ALS Patients, Study Reports

News #AANAM – Vitamin D Activator is Muscle Biomarker in ALS, May Indicate Clinical Progression, Study Contends

News #AANAM — Leukemia Therapy May Also Treat ALS, Mouse Study Suggests

News #AANAM — Radicava May Limit Functional Decline in ALS Patients, Review Study Suggests

News ALS Association Offering New Scholarship Program for Students Affected by ALS

News Investigational Therapy Tofersen Can Reduce Toxic SOD1 Protein Levels in Familial ALS Patients, Study Shows

News Investigational Treatment Masitinib May Help Slow ALS Progression, Preclinical Data Show

News PALS Uplifts the Spirits of Rare-Disease Patients by Offering Free Flights

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News Mesenchymal Stem Cells from ALS Patients Can Modulate Immune Cells’ Activity, Study Finds

News Changing TDP-43’s Structure Can Halt Neurodegeneration in ALS and FTD, Study Finds

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News Studying Epigenetic Changes Could Lead to New ALS Treatments and Biomarkers, Researchers Suggest

News New Prognosis Model Predicts Risk of Respiratory Insufficiency or Death in ALS Patients, Study Says

News Bicyclists Making 270-mile Trek to Raise Funds for ALS Therapy Development Institute

News Nonprofit Works to Raise Rare Disease Awareness in India, Connect with U.S. Groups

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News FightMND Grant to Fund Phase 2 Study of Investigational Therapy for ALS

News Poor Sleep Common in Newly Diagnosed ALS Patients, Study Shows

News Project ALS and Columbia University Unite in $6.3M Push for ‘Meaningful’ Treatments

News FDA Reviewing New Drug Application for ALS Therapy Riluzole Oral Strips

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News FDA Approves Pivotal Phase 2b/3 Trial for Ibudilast in ALS Patients

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News Enhanced Autophagy Can Alleviate Issues in ALS-linked Proteins, Study Says

News How Common ALS Mutation Damages Cells and Leads to Toxic Protein Being Produced Detailed in Study

News ALS Patients with Parkinsonian Symptoms Have Differences in Brain Activity, Study Finds

News ALS Mutation Affects Key Pathway, But Asthma Treatment Seen to Offer Protection in Early Study

News Specific Molecular Patterns Could be a Strong Marker for ALS Progression and Prognosis, Study Contends

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News MDA Awards More Than $2M to New ALS Research Projects

News ALSO US Project Gives Artistic Platform to Young People Touched by ALS

News Transplanted Human Bone Marrow Cells Hold Promise as ALS Therapy, Mouse Study Shows

News FightMND Awards Grant to Lauren Sciences to Develop Promising ALS Therapy

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News Ventilation Support May Explain Why African American ALS Patients Live Longer

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News Improving Oxygen Supply to the Spinal Cord May Help Prevent ALS Progression, Mouse Study Suggests

News MDA Conference Bringing Neuromuscular Disease Experts to Orlando to Share ‘New Era’ in Treatment, Research

News Certain Blood Markers Linked to Different Stages of ALS, Study Suggests

News MTPA, Massachusetts General Launching Study on Biomarkers of Radicava Response

News ALS Prevalence Higher Among Medicare Population, Study Finds

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News Zebrafish May Be Useful Experimental Model to Study ALS Associated with Angiogenin Mutations, Study Shows

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News Long-term Exposure to Mercury Linked to ALS in Older Patients, Case Report Suggests

News MRI Can Detect Difficult-to-Assess Muscle Damage in ALS, Small Study Reports

News Patient-derived Cell Model for Use in ALS Research Wins International 3Rs Prize

News Amylyx Completes Patient Recruitment for Phase 2 Study Testing AMX0035 for ALS

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News Bacteria and Fungi Found in Central Nervous System of ALS Patients, Study Reports

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News, Therapies Nerve-protecting Cells Hold Potential in Development of ALS Therapies

News Young Researcher Awarded for Work on Processes Driving Development of ALS and Frontotemporal Dementia

News Caregiver Burden Tied to Patients’ Level of Apathy in Study

News Brexit Could Have Real Effects for UK Rare Disease Patients, Experts Warn

News ALS MRI Marker May Facilitate Diagnosis and Monitoring, Study Finds

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News Occupational Exposure to Silica May Increase Risk of ALS, Study Suggests

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News Stem Cell Therapy Can Improve Survival, Motor Function of Mice with SOD1 Mutation, Study Shows