Medical Vocabulary: Motor Neuron Disease
A brief explanation of motor neuron disease in this video from botcaster inc. bot. Find out more about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and keep updated on all the latest news https://bit.ly/1QHMBGw…
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Liz McElhinney: Faith and Hope in MND
Liz McElhinney,  former social worker and an ordained minister in the Church of Ireland, talks about the role of faith in her experience with motor neurone disease. Read about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and keep updated on all the latest news https://bit.ly/1QHMBGw…
Gene Mutations in Non-Familial ALS
According to a July 2014 report in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), amytrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s disease is estimated to affect about 3.9 individuals for every 100,000 Americans, most commonly diagnosed in the elderly who are in their 70s. While…
Veterans More Likely to Develop ALS
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Get to know a bit about the stories of some military veterans who suffer from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in this video from WDBJ7 News. Read more on ALS and keep updated on al the latest news here: https://bit.ly/1QHMBGw…
Serotonin and Nerve Cell Repair
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh studied the effect of the hormone serotonin in the regeneration of motor neurons after spinal cord injury that may one day hold implications in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), part of a large group of motor neuron diseases. The research paper, entitled “Serotonin Promotes Development and Regeneration of…
The Invention That Unlocked a Locked-in Artist
In this TEDActive Talk from 2011, Mick Ebeling talks about his experience building an open-source invention that allowed TEMPT – a graffiti artist paralyzed by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) – to continue making his art. Know more about ALS here: https://bit.ly/1QHMBGw…
NFL Players and Coaches for ALS
In this video from Answer ALS, players and coaches from the National Football League stand together for a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Keep updated on all the latest ALS news here:Â https://bit.ly/1QHMBGw…
Last Week’s Hot Topic on ALS
Last week’s hot topic on ALS was ALS Association Honors 4 for Outstanding Contributions at “Heroes Luncheon”, written by Carolina Henriques. The article focused on the outstanding people honored by the ALS Association (ALSA), in its sixth annual Heroes Luncheon for having made significant…
Talking to Children about ALS
Explaining amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to children can be a daunting task. ALS Worldwide has some notes that can help. You can read more here:Â https://bit.ly/1SE5H49 Keep updated about ALS here:Â https://bit.ly/1QHMBGw…
Antiretroviral Therapy for Sporadic ALS?
Some forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) could actually be caused by an infectious virus, with scientists reporting that human endogenous retrovirus-K (HERV-K), normally dormant, has been found in an active form in the postmortem brain cells of certain individuals with ALS. Experiments using the active HERV-K…