Researchers Probe Neurofilaments’ Potential as Biomarkers for ALS Progression
An analysis of previously published data suggests that neurofilaments in the blood and spinal fluid of people with amyotrophic lateral…
Articles by Magdalena Kegel
New ALS Classification System Needed for Better Care and Research, Scientists Argue
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) would benefit from a new classification system, according to a group of researchers who highlighted the…
ALS End-stage Brain Damage Isn’t Limited to Motor Neurons, Study Finds
Patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who have progressed to a stage in which they’ve lost all voluntary movements, including…
Researchers May Have Solved ALS Molecular Misfolding Mystery
Researchers have identified a factor that prevents SOD1 — a protein causing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in a proportion of patients —…
Engineered Protein Mutation Prevented Clumping in ALS Motor Neurons
By introducing a mutation in SOD1 — the protein believed to be responsible for a large part of amyotrophic lateral…
ALS Patients May Have Problems Recognizing Emotions in Others, Study Finds
Patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) may have problems recognizing emotions in other people, even though they do not have…
Oxford BioDynamics Aims to Speed Up ALS Diagnosis in New Study Using EpiSwitch Technology
Oxford BioDynamics is expanding its program for biomarker discovery with tests for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in a clinical study…
ALS Mutations in Calcium Channel Seen to Disrupt Neurons That Help Control Movement
Researchers at the Czech Academy of Sciences report that two mutations, previously linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), disrupt the…
ALS Culprit Protein Chokes Mitochondria, Killing Neurons, According to Recent Discovery
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have shed light on the mechanism by which a protein called TDP-43…
Genetic Splicing Tool Defective in ALS and SMA, Possibly Offering Clues to Treatment
A molecular discovery explaining how motor neuron disease develops draws additional parallels between amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and another neurodegenerative disease,…