ALS Researchers Focus on Eye, Limb Muscles for Clues to the Disease
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) severely burdens skeletal muscles, while eye muscles remain far less affected. Vahid M. Harandi, a doctoral…
Articles by Margarida Azevedo, MSc
Progranulin Levels in Blood Cannot Serve as a Biomarker for ALS, Study Reports
Blood serum levels of progranulin, a key protein to both neuronal survival and neurodegenerative diseases, are not adequate measures of progranulin levels in the…
Compassionate Care ALS Fundraiser Brings in $200,000, Celebrates 18 Years of Service
More than $200,000 was raised for Compassionate Care ALS (CCALS) during gala dinner May 21 at the Fairmont Copley hotel, in…
Study Examines Skeletal Muscle Remodeling in ALS and Potential Disease Biomarkers
Researchers investigating the processes of muscle degeneration and regeneration in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) gained new knowledge of the pathways…
New ALS Research Featured at AAN 2016
The American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting(AAN 2016), in Vancouver, British Columbia, featured significant advances in the understanding and…
6 Tips for ALS Management and Lifestyle Adaptation
1. Managing Secretions Secretions is a common problem for patients who suffer from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), but…
VM Biopharma’s Gene Therapy to Treat ALS Approved for Fast Track Development by FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given Fast Track designation to VM BioPharma’s lead investigational drug candidate,…
ALS Advocates, US Rep. Leonard Lance Urge Passage of ‘Dormant Therapies Act’
The ALS Association, ALS advocates, and representatives from the National Health Council joined Rep. Leonard Lance (R-NJ) in a Capitol Hill…
ALS Celebrity Patients: Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking became known in the 1970s for his research in the field of cosmology and ever since he has…
ALS Insurance Access Act, Before US Congress, Would End SSDI Waiting Period for ALS Patients
A bill that would waive the five-month waiting period for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis…