The estimated 2017 U.S. prevalence of individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) was 24,821, or 7.7 per 100,000 people,…
Articles by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD
A research team has developed a new way to search for genes and gene mutations that may contribute to the…
Merit E. Cudkowicz, MD, is the winner of the inaugural Target ALS Rebecca Luker Courage Award in recognition…
Note: Frontiers in Genetics, the publisher of the study discussed in this ALS News Today news story, received a request…
Occupational exposure to lead — a heavy metal — prior to disease onset is associated with a more severe disease…
Blocking channels containing the connexin 43 (Cx43) protein on astrocytes — a type of nerve support cell — slowed disease…
A first healthy volunteer has been enrolled in a Phase 1 trial and given a first dose of PrimeC,…
ALPHA-0602, an investigational gene therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), can successfully increase progranulin levels and reduce the toxicity…
Team Drea Foundation is launching a customizable wellness challenge that seeks to raise $50,000 in 50 days for…
Minnesota lawmakers have passed legislation that will provide $25 million for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research and to support ALS…