DNA Damage and Other Pathologies Absent in a Mouse Model of Familial ALS, German Study Shows
Severe DNA damage and other disease-associated hallmarks are absent in a mouse model of familial amyothrophic lateral sclerosis (fALS), a…
Articles by José Lopes, PhD
Dutch Study Reveals New Genes and Disease Mechanisms Associated with ALS
Dutch researchers have identified new genes and biological mechanisms possibly involved in frontotemporal dementia (FTD) with and without amyotrophic lateral…
Blood Levels of Inflammatory Molecules Could Be Biomarkers for ALS, New Study Shows
Levels of pro-inflammatory molecules are increased in the blood of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS),…
Inhibition of Key Protein Seen to Be Protective in Mice with ALS, Alzheimer’s
Inhibition of a key protein called dual leucine zipper kinase (DLK), a neuronal injury sensor, is protective in mice with…
Artificial-intelligence-proposed ALS Therapy Shows Promise in Lab and in Animals
An artificial-intelligence-proposed ALS therapy prevented the death of movement-control neurons in a lab and delayed the onset of the disease…
Israel’s BrainStorm Offers Encouraging Phase 2 Data on Stem-Cell Therapy NurOwn to Treat ALS
Israel’s BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics has announced positive top-line Phase 2 data on NurOwn, a customized stem-cell therapy technology to treat amyotrophic lateral…
Job Exposure to Extremely Low-Frequently Magnetic Fields Increases ALS Risk, Dutch Study Shows
Occupational exposure to extremely low-frequency magnetic fields (ELF-MFs) could trigger amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a Dutch study shows. The study, “Occupational…