Author Archives: Steve Bryson PhD

An investigational treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), SBT-272 was found to sustainably reach different brain regions, and to protect mitochondria — a cell’s energy source — from TDP-43 toxic aggregates in a mouse model of the disease. “We are excited about the promise of SBT-272 as a potential therapeutic…

Diminished activity in the C9orf72 gene that is linked with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) affected the neuromuscular junction — where nerve and muscle cells connect — in a zebrafish model, establishing the model as a disease research tool and the gene’s role in ALS symptoms. Zebrafish in this C9orf72 loss-of-function model…

Men who played professional soccer were nearly four times more likely to develop a neurodegenerative disorder, including a motor neuron disease such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), than men of similar age in the general population, a long-term analysis found. Risk was greatest in players with longer careers and…

Using motor neurons derived from people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a promising approach to screen for molecules that prevent certain disease mechanisms, and to identify new targets for therapies, according to a recent study. Two classes of therapies were identified that might lessen the excessive firing of motor…

Strenuous, intense exercise done frequently is an environmental risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in people with ALS risk genes, particularly those who carry a faulty C9ORF72 gene, a study concluded. Future research is needed to better understand and identify people at disease risk due to such exercise,…

Stem cells derived from fat tissue significantly improved motor function and delayed disease onset by protecting motor neurons in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a study shows. The study, “Adipose derived stem cells protect motor neurons and reduce glial activation in both in…

Registration is now open for fundraising events at four championship golf courses, whose fees will be used to fund research, care, and advocacy for neuromuscular disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and muscular dystrophy. According to the…

Editor’s note: The ALS News Today team is providing in-depth coverage of the 2021 MDA Virtual Clinical and Scientific Conference, March 15–18. Go here to read the latest stories from the conference. WVE-004, an investigational treatment for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis…

Changes to a critical structure within the cell nucleus of spinal nerve cells — the nucleolus — preceded the appearance of other disease markers in people with either familial or sporadic forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a study has discovered. …

For the first time, a compound was able to restore the health of diseased upper motor neurons — nerve cells that carry voluntary movement signals from the brain to the spinal cord — in the brain of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) mouse models, a study…