Five Canadian students personally affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) will each receive $2,500 to support their studies in the 2026-2027 academic year. The ALS Canada Kevin Daly Bursary award winners were chosen for their contributions to the ALS community through caregiving, advocacy, fundraising, volunteering, or awareness efforts. The bursary…
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Filmmaker and University of Virginia graduate Chris Farina had the idea for a documentary about death and dying about 10 years ago. Now he’s in the final stages of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and is relying on friends to help him complete the project. One of those friends is…
Among people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), requests to be referred for medical assistance in dying, known as MAiD, may have more to do with individual preferences about life-sustaining interventions than disease severity. That’s according to a new Canadian study showing that people with ALS using noninvasive…
Enrollment of adults with mild-to-moderate amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has been completed in a clinical trial testing PHENOGENE-1A as an add-on treatment for the neurodegenerative disease. Enrollment of about 105 participants in the Phase 2b trial (NCT07142291) wrapped up in late August, and they were randomly assigned to…
Nearly 500 people gathered in Orlando, Florida, and more than 1,900 joined them online to discuss advances in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research and care and community goals for the future at the third annual ALS Nexus Conference. Clinicians, researchers, patients, caregivers, advocates, industry partners, and others in the…
People with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who are exposed to high levels of certain pollutants in the years before disease onset have worse survival outcomes, a new study shows. The findings add to building evidence that pollution and environmental toxins can affect the course of ALS. Researchers are calling…
A buildup of microplastics in the nervous system may be linked to a higher risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a new study. People newly diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disease were found to have higher concentrations of tiny plastic particles in both their blood and the…
A newer set of diagnostic criteria for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) was significantly more sensitive at identifying people with the disease than two older diagnostic approaches, a real-world study in Germany found. Among more than 400 people ultimately diagnosed with ALS, these Gold Coast criteria correctly identified 92.5% of…
Neurosense Therapeutics is revamping its development plan for PrimeC, the company’s experimental oral therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The updated plan includes a new study that will directly compare PrimeC against an approved ALS treatment, as well as a restructured Phase 3 trial and analyses of…
BTT Medical Institute is launching an early-stage clinical trial to test the safety of the Abreu BTT 700 Temperature Management System — a device that slowly raises body temperature to induce a controlled fever — with the goal of developing it as a possible treatment for amyotrophic lateral…
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