Athletes who played professional football — known as soccer in the U.S. — are more than three times more likely to…
Alice Melão
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Articles by Alice Melão
MRI-guided Focused Ultrasounds Can Safely Open Brain-Blood Barrier in ALS Patients, Trial Shows
The non-invasive delivery of ultrasound waves in a controlled, targeted manner can be safely used to open the blood-brain…
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has approved a new patent application that will allow MediciNova to use its…
The REFINE-ALS study, an effort to identify and measure the levels of specific biomarkers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients…
The final amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patient treated with oral AMX0035 in the CENTAUR study has completed all scheduled follow-up visits…
The release of fragmented or dysfunctional mitochondria — a cell’s powerhouse — by immune and structural cells inside the…
A detailed analysis of the communication network between nerve and muscle cells in turtles has shed new light on how…
A new molecular mechanism that contributes to the death of some nerve cells has been discovered by a team of…
Underweight ALS Patients at Risk for Poorer Outcomes at Later Stages of Disease, Study Suggests
Being underweight when they start supported feeding puts patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at risk for poor outcomes at…
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is characterized by specific changes in brain activity and connectivity, which are associated with motor and…