Canadian Study Gathers Patients’ Perspectives on ALS Multidisciplinary Clinics
Integrated care is a definite advantage of multidisciplinary clinics according to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients, but many complain about…
Articles by Ana Pena, PhD
$12.6 Million NIH Grant Will Advance Research on Aging and ALS, Other Neurodegenerative Diseases
A research team led by Northwestern University has been granted $12.6 million by the…
Speech-recognition Tool Can Distinguish ALS, May Offer Way of Evaluating Patients at Home
Researchers developed a computational model able to recognize amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) based on patients’ speech patterns, suggesting it…
Drinking Alcohol Has No Significant Influence on ALS Risk, European Study Finds
Drinking alcohol seems to have no influence on the risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a…
Changes in Aggregation of ALS-related Protein Revealed in Study
Researchers have detailed the structural changes that occur in the protein hnRNPA2 when it is mutated…
Phase 1/2 Trial Testing IONIS-SOD1Rx for ALS Launched After Positive Findings in Animal Models
IONIS-SOD1Rx (BIIB067), an investigational therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)…