Last week at Walgreens, the cashier asked me if I got the senior discount. I’ve never been asked that before, but perhaps the stress of caring for my disabled husband has finally caught up to me. “How old do you need to be to be considered a senior?” I asked.
How Caregiving for a Spouse With ALS Has Aged Me
Kulicke & Soffa Industries has announced a multi-year donation that ultimately will increase amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients’ access to potentially life-saving treatments. The contribution, for which an amount was not specified, will establish and support the multicenter expanded access protocol (EAP) companion program to the HEALEY ALS…
AMX0035 — Amylyx Pharmaceuticals’ experimental combination therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) now under review for approval in the U.S. — alters the activity of genes involved in several disease-relevant pathways, according to a study in lab-grown cells. Notably, the two-compound oral treatment was seen to change the activity of many…
Does it matter what I choose to wear to my ALS medical appointments? I think it does, and my reasons might surprise you. Hopefully, once I explain myself, you’ll be convinced that what you wear will make a difference for you, too. Busy days, busy me In my pre-ALS…
The levels of five small RNA molecules, called microRNAs, inside tiny vesicles in the blood of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) differ significantly from those of people without ALS and may offer a way of accurately and quickly diagnosing the disease, a study suggests. Importantly, its researchers evaluated…
A treatment known as VPA-Li, a combination of lithium carbonate and valproic acid, may slow disease progression and improve quality of life for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to data from a small Phase 2 clinical trial. Favorable trends in survival and lung health were also observed…
Stem cells engineered to mature into nerve-supporting cells that produce GDNF — a key factor for motor neuron survival — were safely delivered into the spinal cord of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to data from a Phase 1/2a clinical trial. These cells, dubbed CNS10-NPC-GDNF, were…
I was an avid cyclist in the warm months, and in the winter months in Cincinnati, I was a league bowler. But in late 2009, I started falling as I released my bowling ball, which turned out to be because of weakness in my left leg. After seeing an orthopedic…
In a reversal, an advisory committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now says that the current evidence of efficacy of Amylyx Pharmaceuticals’ AMX0035 is sufficient to support its approval for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The committee voted 7–2 in favor of AMX0035, Amylyx announced…
As summer comes to an end, we’ve recently passed a couple milestones. Our son, Isaac, celebrated his 13th birthday at the end of August. That was not something we thought my husband, Todd, would live to see when he was diagnosed with ALS. Isaac was only 9 months old…
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