Author Archives: Vanessa Pataia

microRNA Sequences Work as ‘Fingerprints’ for Early ALS Diagnosis, Study Says

microRNAs found in brain-derived exosomes — microscopic vesicles containing genetic material, proteins and fats shed by cells into the bloodstream — may be useful blood biomarkers to diagnose amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a study reported.

ALS Association Grant to Advance Treatment Aimed at Gut Microbiota

Bloom Science, a biopharmaceutical company, announced it has received a $500,000 grant from The ALS Association to advance a treatment that, by managing bacteria populations in the gut, might restore neurotransmitters in the brain to ease motor symptoms of…

ALS Association Gives INmune Bio $500K to Advance Protein Targeting Innate Immune System

The biotechnological company INmune Bio has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the ALS Association to further develop a therapy that might reprogram the innate immune system in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis…