A nervous system mechanism that helps control heart rate and blood pressure goes into overdrive in patients with a type of ALS that eliminates mobility and sensation in some limbs, a study reports. The control mechanism is known as sympathetic vascular response — with vascular response referring to heart blood vessels.
Nervous System’s Cardiac Control Response Depends on Type of ALS, Study Shows
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Lessons Learned from Echo Show
Recently, thanks to my ALS News Today publisher, I had the exciting opportunity to test out an Echo Show. Why would I rate that as exciting? Well, we already owned an Amazon Echo (tower-type) device, but with my ALS-affected voice, I was batting zero activating it.
BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics is expanding the patent portfolio that protects its NurOwn technology for the treatment of several diseases affecting the central nervous system. The latest U.S. patent claim includes Parkinson’s disease and ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). The announcement by BrainStorm follows a Notice of Allowance issued by…
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disease that progressively shuts down your muscles by attacking certain cells in the brain and spinal cord that are needed to keep muscles moving. Eventually, patients will lose their mobility, have trouble moving, walking, swallowing and even breathing. MORE: 13 facts about ALS…
Living with ALS can cause dramatic changes to your relationships. When I felt my relationships fracturing under the strain of my disease and growing disabilities, I realized I needed help. So, I turned to my best friend, Melissa Rothstein, who has always given me great advice. Melissa has been living…
Researchers generated motor neurons from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients with a mutated gene found in familial forms of the disease. The study sheds new light on the disease mechanism. Transport of materials up and down the motors’ neuron length (axon) keeps nerve cell messages…
Relatives of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have a higher likelihood of developing neuropsychiatric symptoms including schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, autism, and alcoholism, research from Ireland shows. The study, “Clustering of Neuropsychiatric Disease in First-Degree and Second-Degree Relatives of Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis,” was published…
This emotional ABC News video shares how amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has impacted former NFL star Steve Gleason’s life. MORE: Cristiano Ronaldo invites former soccer player with ALS to the Bernabeu stadium The 39-year-old New Orleans Saints hero created a video blog about his journey with ALS, documenting both…
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Pastor Battles ALS but Still Inspires Others
This Houston Methodist video is all about Kevin Kinchen. Kevin was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) seven years ago, but he hasn’t let that stop him from getting on with his life. MORE: Learn more about the beloved Hollywood publicist who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in…
Masitinib may potentially help amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients by targeting mast cells, a Uruguayan study shows. The study, “Evidence for mast cells contributing to neuromuscular pathology in an inherited model of ALS,” appeared in JCI insight. ALS, a neurodegenerative disorder, is characterized by…
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