With 2017 quickly coming to a close, I decided to learn a little more about my readers and which of my posts were the most popular. While scrolling through the numbers I identified my most-read posts and the posts that drew the most comments. I learned that ultimately, we…
The Wave Life Sciences therapy WVE-3972-01 reduced markers of the form of ALS that scientists believe stems from a gene mutation, studies show. Researchers said the potential treatment blocked faulty versions of messenger RNA associated with the production of abnormal C9orf72 protein. The RNA is an intermediary between the C9orf72 gene…
MediciNova announced successful top-line results from a Phase 2 clinical trial of MN-166 (ibudilast) as an adjunct therapy to Rilutek (riluzole) in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The treatment was safe and well-tolerated – meeting the trial’s primary endpoint – and was found to be more effective at…
Ludwig Cancer Research scientist Don Cleveland has received a $3 million Breakthrough Prize for increasing science’s understanding of how an inherited form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis develops. His work focused on glia, cells that support the body’s production of a protein called myelin, which protects nerve cells. Deterioration of myelin…
https://vimeo.com/147387124 In 2015, the Cure for MND Foundation visited the RipCurl Pro Bells Beach in Australia and chatted with some of the world’s top surfers about the best waves, worst wipeouts and a somewhat surprising topic: motor neuron disease. MORE: Find out more about a group of ladies…
Scientists have long believed that ALS was confined to one area of the brain, but an Irish study shows it affects a number of regions. Researchers at Trinity College Dublin’s Academic Unit of Neurology used electroencephalography, or EEG, to record patients’ brain activity. They discovered that nerve cell communication was lower…
https://vimeo.com/165626427 There are currently around 30,000 people in the U.S. living with ALS and that number grows by approximately 15 each day. MORE: Learn about Nanci, a much-loved Hollywood publicist who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in 2014 This ALS Association of Texas video explains amyotrophic lateral…
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients with locked-in syndrome reported having a satisfactory quality of life and low levels of depression, in spite of their near-complete disability, in a small but recent study. The results of the questionaire-based study were presented by its lead author, Dorothée Lulé, at the 28th…
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease. But who was Lou Gehrig? Henry Louis Gehrig was born in New York on June 19, 1903, at a time when very few people were aware of ALS, the progressive and neurodegenerative disease. Gehrig grew up to…
Seize the Day! Lately that’s been my morning mental mantra. I visualize it as a chant and it’s the secret weapon I use every December to help me adjust to the onset of winter and face the end of the year. Even though I’m lucky to live…
