My husband, Todd, and I work on New York Times puzzles while we eat breakfast. I sit next to him and feed him bites of his breakfast while I eat, too. One puzzle we work on is the Spelling Bee, where we earn points by forming words from seven different…
ACI-19626, an experimental imaging agent developed by AC Immune, may safely detect abnormal clumps of the protein TDP-43 in the brain, a hallmark of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neurological conditions. That’s according to early data from a Phase 1 clinical trial (NCT06891716) evaluating the safety and…
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“Be like a duck: calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath.” That was an ongoing joke shared among my fellow hospital department managers during my working years. It’s a quote often attributed to actor Michael Caine, and it perfectly represented our mindset: putting on…
Early treatment with AL-S Pharma‘s infusion therapy AP-101 significantly extended survival and delayed the need for respiratory support in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), compared with a six-month delay in starting therapy, new trial data show. The therapy candidate is being developed to target and clear…
The ALS Network and ALS United are inviting U.S. researchers to submit proposals for a new round of funding aimed at accelerating progress toward new treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The funding is part of the expanding ALS Research Innovation Initiative. It’s intended to support “bold” and …
Several commonly used medications may be repurposed to extend survival in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to an analysis of the electronic medical records of more than 11,000 U.S. veterans. Researchers found that certain classes of medications were associated with improved survival in ALS, including statins, which…
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Becoming educated and informed about ALS is a good first step. Here you’ll find general information about the disease, including diagnosis, symptoms, and causes.
It helps to know others have been where you are now. Here’s a collection of our columnists’ words of wisdom to help you along on your ALS journey.
There is no cure for ALS yet, but here you can find more information about current therapeutic approaches, as well as experimental treatments that are in the pipeline.
