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July 15, 2019July 15, 2019

Study in Twins Links Age-Related Changes in DNA Methylation with ALS

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A study in identical twins or triplets found that changes in DNA marks, collectively known as DNA methylation and typically associated with aging, can like genetics play an important role to ... Read more

July 12, 2019July 12, 2019

Scientists Recreate Human Peripheral Nerve Cells’ Interactions on a Chip

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Researchers have created the first entirely human small chip that is able to replicate some of the cell-cell interactions occurring in the peripheral human nervous system, according to a ... Read more

July 11, 2019July 11, 2019

Prostate Gland Enlargement Does Not Increase ALS Risk, Study Reports

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Men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) — prostate gland enlargement — are not at greater risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and similar disorders, according to a nationwide study ... Read more

July 10, 2019

Macedonian Gaucher Activist Publicizes Plight of Rare Disease Patients

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The challenges Vesna Aleksovska faced when she decided a decade ago to help fellow Macedonians with rare diseases were so daunting, they would have scared off all but the ... Read more

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019

Add-on Masitinib Slows Progression of ALS, Final Phase 2/3 Trial Results Show

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Masitinib in combination with Rilutek (riluzole) slows functional decline of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who have a typical disease progression, according to the final report of AB ... Read more

July 9, 2019July 9, 2019

ALS Posture Impairments May Be Marker for Disease Severity, Study Suggests

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Posture impairments in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are linked to deficits in trunk control and in the mechanisms that control the body’s response to surface tilts. Moreover, these abnormalities ... Read more

July 8, 2019July 8, 2019

Small-Molecule Compounds ID’d That May Lessen Protein Buildup in Cells Under Stress, an ALS Hallmark

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Researchers identified small-molecule compounds that help to prevent the build-up of stress-induced clumps of TDP-43 protein, a hallmark of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). These findings, although preliminary, may lead ... Read more

July 4, 2019

World’s First Alport Stamp Is Macedonian Mom’s Latest Win for Rare Disease Patients

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It wasn’t until Gordana Loleska’s son David was 14 years old that doctors in their native North Macedonia diagnosed his kidney, vision, and hearing problems as Alport syndrome. Although ... Read more

July 2, 2019July 2, 2019

Klotho Protein Protects Brains of ALS Mice, Study Suggests

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The klotho protein may have brain-protecting effects in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a study in mice that may become a basis for developing new therapies. The study, ... Read more

July 2, 2019July 3, 2019

By Capturing Patients’ Feelings of Dyspnea, DALS-15 Scale May Ably Spot Those Needing Help with Breathing

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A new patient-reported way of measuring shortness of breath in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), called the Dyspnea-ALS-Scale or DALS-15, can help doctors identify people who would benefit from noninvasive ventilation, even ... Read more

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