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ALS Patients Improve with NurOwn™ Stem Cell Therapy, Study Shows

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on developing innovative, autologous stem cell therapies for highly debilitating neurodegenerative diseases such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), recently announced the latest Phase 2a clinical trial results of NurOwn™, a technology that differentiates bone marrow-derived mesenchymal…

ALS Muscle Biopsies Exhibit Chronic Neurogenic Atrophy, Study Shows

Recent evidence shows that in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), there occurs a notable deposition of abnormal ubiquitinated inclusions immunoreactive to TDP-43. In order to provide an early diagnosis and to conduct clinical trials for early treatment for ALS, it is crucial to fully understand muscle pathology in this condition. The study, entitled,…

The MDA And The ALS Association Join Forces To Advance ALS Research

The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and the ALS Association teamed up to fund a research project with a goal to find a potential therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’sDisease). Both associations are nonprofit institutions committed to find cures and treatments for ALS, and to provide services to…

BUSM Researcher Receives Award for Work on Protective Protein for ALS

A professor at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), Carmela Abraham, PhD, recently received one of six Massachusetts Neuroscience Consortium Awards for 2014. Among 60 applications, her work on multiple sclerosis and the role of Klotho, a life extension protein, in the repair of white matter in the disease was selected…

Three New Grants Are Being Awarded To Address Unmet Needs In ALS Care

The ALS Association recently announced that three new grants are being awarded to address unmet needs regarding the clinical management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). These funds will support research to benefit both ALS patients and caregivers by reducing unwanted weight loss in these patients, advancing techniques to improve their…