Much work is ongoing in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), as researchers look for better ways of treating people with a disease that progressively cripples and kills motor neurons — and possibly finding a first therapy addressing the root cause of ALS rather than its symptoms. “ALS is always…
The gleaming new Dutch headquarters of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), fronting Domenico Scarlattilaan in Amsterdam’s suburban Zuidas business district, finally opened for business last month — just over two years after the European Union decided to relocate the EMA to the Netherlands in the wake of Brexit.
A month after my husband, Todd, was diagnosed with ALS, I wrote in my journal: “Squeezing in memories is bittersweet. Last weekend, we took Sara and Isaac to the beach. The sun sparkled off the water and Isaac pointed at the seagulls flying over Lake Michigan. I took pictures…
A new tool to search for medicines that might treat neurodegenerative diseases linked to problems with mitochondria, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), has been developed by a team of scientists at the Scripps Research Institute, a study reports. This tool…
At the time of his stunning 2015 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) diagnosis, Ed Rapp was a veteran Caterpillar executive who had worked and lived around the world. Since being diagnosed, Rapp has directed his efforts toward ALS advocacy. Those efforts will be recognized on Feb. 22, when he…
A single protein called Gemin3 may be the bridge linking the varied proteins known to underlie amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), suggesting a common pathway in this disease, a study using a fruit fly model showed. The discovery of this common…
Bloom Science and Duke University have entered into an exclusive licensing agreement that provides the biopharmaceutical company access to the intellectual property and technology related to unique strain isolates and genetic variants of Akkermansia genus bacteria. This type of bacteria has been demonstrated to slow disease progression…
A new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can accurately predict the severity and progression of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s, by analyzing gene expression data from blood samples, researchers say. As the progression of these diseases is unique in every patient, this diagnostic algorithm has significant…
The presence of autoantibodies against a calcium channel in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) may explain the frequent development of type 2 diabetes in these patients, a preclinical study suggests. The data, which pinpoint the toxic effects of these autoantibodies in mouse insulin-secreting pancreatic cells, shed light on…
I thought my days of obsessively avoiding germs and examining poop would be over once my babies grew, but such is the circle of life now that my husband has ALS. When I was a brand-new mom, one of my biggest pet peeves was when strangers in a grocery store…
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