Researchers using a miniature microscope saw that glial cells, called astrocytes, contribute to sensory nerve transmission in the spinal cord of…
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An after-school study by two teenagers in Canada found that maple syrup protects neurons and halts the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis…
AB Science recently reported positive data from an interim analysis of a Phase 2/3 study of masitinib, its lead compound to…
Herantis Pharma announced that it has received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products…
Aggregates of dipeptide repeat proteins produced by the mutant gene C9orf72 — the most common genetic cause of amyotrophic lateral…
Mutations in the C9orf72 gene are the most common genetic cause leading to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Despite this, researchers…
Scientists from Rutgers and Stanford universities have developed a potentially revolutionary technique to grow new neurons from adult…
Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute discovered that cells instruct proteins to form aggregates to protect them from toxicity…
German researchers have identified a new gene — called NEK1 — that appears to be responsible for familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Portage Biotech and Biohaven Pharmaceuticals recently announced they have received positive feedback from the U.S. Food and Drug…