Fat Bubbles May Carry Treatments to Areas of Brain Where They’re Needed

Researchers from the U.S. found a way to allow small substances to cross the blood-brain barrier and reach areas of the brain that are normally inaccessible. This means that drugs that are developed for the treatment of neurological conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) could reach the brain and exert their activity.

Depression and ALS Diagnosis Go Hand-in-Hand, Study Contends

Recent research demonstrates that patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have a higher risk of developing depression, both immediately before and after being diagnosed with ALS. While the study, “Depression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,” which appeared in the journal Neurology, could not state exactly how or…

7 Symptoms of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive disease that attacks the motor neurons in the nervous system and causes acute disability. It is also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, after the American baseball player who was famously diagnosed with the condition. We’ve compiled a list of some of the most…

Soccer Coach Mom Talks About Living With ALS

https://vimeo.com/124557753 In this heartfelt video from the ALS Association Texas chapter shared in 2015, we meet Christi. The young mother from Tyler, Texas is still coming to terms with her recent amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) diagnosis and wonders if she would have lived her life differently had she known…

Focused Ultrasound Foundation Honors Sunnybrook Health Sciences with Excellence Award

The Focused Ultrasound Foundation has recognized Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Canada, as a Centre of Excellence for accelerating research progress through collaboration to treat diseases like those of the central nervous system, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). “With an unparalleled team of scientists and clinicians, Sunnybrook…