ALS Patients Show a Specific Pattern of Inflammatory Response, According to Study
In a recent study entitled “Complex Inflammation mRNA-Related Response in ALS is Region Dependent” characterizes the inflammatory…
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Study Identifies Two Molecules Driving the Loss of Specific Neurons in Parkinson’s Disease
A research team at Colombia University led by Lars Brichta and Paul Greengard identified two proteins responsible for neuronal cell…
Alterations In Nerve–Muscle Contacts Are Detected At Early-Stage Disease in ALS Patients
A research team from Pitié–Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris found major structural alterations of the neuromuscular junctions (NMJs) in early stage…
ALS Outcomes Improve With Coordinated Healthcare
It makes sense that when healthcare providers work together, better outcomes can result for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
A New Gene Called TBK1 May Contribute to ALS
Changes in a house-keeping gene that cleans up damaged proteins from cells may be in part to blame for Lou…
Cognitive Impairment Comes Before Motor Degeneration in ALS, Study Shows
A research team led by Diego Minciacchi of the University of Florence in Italy identified a population of neurons that…
ALS Patients’ Health Decisions Rely on Multiple Factors
A study at King’s College London with patients recruited from the South-East ALS Register in England concluded…
New Experimental Model Uses Astrocytes to Test Therapies for ALS
A research team from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Waisman Center led by Su Chun Zhang, established a simple model…
Genervon’s One-Patient ALS Drug Study Reveals Promising Results
Biopharmaceutical company Genervon recently reported observing improvements in a 46-year-old-man with advanced amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) taking the…
ALS Study Shows Benefits of NurOwn Stem Cell Therapy
New York and Israel-based, BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics, Inc., announced positive final results from a clinical trial of NurOwn™ in…