ALS Motor Function, Pathology in Mice Improved with Anti-Epileptic Drug Perampanel
Researchers at the University of Tokyo demonstrated that the FDA-approved anti-epileptic drug perampanel is able to prevent the progression of amyotrophic lateral…
Articles by Margarida Azevedo, MSc
Familial ALS Study with Identical Twins Delivers Clues
Researchers at the University of California conducted a study on the molecular and genetic characteristics of two identical female twins,…
Electronic Nose Identifies ALS Patients, Is New Potential Tool for Screening, Diagnosis
Researchers at the University of Bari in Italy, tested an electronic nose to see if it could sniff out exhaled breath composition…
Target ALS Selects Biorepository for Human Stem Cell Lines
Target ALS Foundation, focused on finding new treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), has selected RUCDR Infinite Biologics as…
Middle-Age Women Create Naked Calendar for ALS Awareness
A group of women in their 60s decided to go full Monty to raise awareness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Who Was Lou Gehrig?
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease. But who was Lou Gehrig and…
Redox Systems May Play Crucial Role in Familial ALS Development, Scientists Say
Researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and the University of Barcelona in Spain studied the contribution of cellular redox…
Research Points to Neurodegenerative Consequences, Such as ALS, of Toxoplasma Gondii Infection
Researchers at the University of California-Riverside have shown, for the first time, that infection from the common parasite Toxoplasma gondii disrupts…
EMA Recommends Filing for Masitinib Conditional Marketing Authorization to Treat ALS
Rapporteurs appointed by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have recommended that AB Science SA’s combined treatment ‘masitinib with riluzole’ in the treatment…
ALS Researchers Identify Gene Variants that Appear to Influence Patient Survival
A multi-disciplinary team of researchers analyzed the genotype data of thousands of ALS patients, with the objective of identifying gene…