Medical marijuana is gaining popularity as a complementary medicine to help with many symptoms associated with chronic illnesses. While many people are curious about how marijuana (or cannabis) may help improve their symptoms, they are also reluctant to smoke the substance. However, there are ways that medical marijuana can be administered, including…
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Brazilian doctors have begun prescribing HempMeds Brasil‘s hemp cannabis oil to ALS and psoriasis patients, the company’s U.S. parent reports. San Diego-based Medical Marijuana said it is the first time Brazilian physicians have prescribed the product, known as Real Scientific Hemp Oil, to those with the two diseases. HempMeds Brasil…
BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics has appointed a new vice president of patient advocacy and government affairs, a move intended to reinforce the company’s commitment to the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) community. The new vice president, Mary Kay Turner, brings more than two decades of experience in biotech and pharmaceutical advocacy…
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7 ALS Facts You Might Find Interesting
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also know as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. There are two different types of ALS: sporadic and familial. To help you understand more about this disease, we’ve put together a list with…
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Filmmaker Finishes Film Project With Advanced ALS
In this video from CBS Sunday Morning, follow the journey of award-winning filmmaker Simon Fitzmaurice as he completes his pet project, a film called My Name is Emily, despite being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) eight years ago. MORE: Explaining the progression…
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals has dosed the first patient in a Phase 2 clinical trial that will assess AMX0035’s ability to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Researchers are seeking 132 participants for the CENTAUR study (NCT03127514). A unique feature of the trial is that Amylyx designed it in collaboration with patients and caregivers…
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Discovering How to Move Again
Having spent most of my life pursuing gymnastics and dance, being able to move with balance and symmetry was for me a priority. That meant keeping my body’s left and right sides strong and flexible, along with making balancing on one leg look just as easy as…
Alabama-based Southern Research has appointed neurodegenerative diseases expert Rita Cowell as chair of its neuroscience department to help expand research into potential cures for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Cowell’s work has focused on the root causes of why people develop neurodegenerative diseases that lack…
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A Year in the Life of Someone Living With ALS
In this touching video from Friends of Alan Gustafson, we see how quickly the progressive condition amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) can change a person’s life. MORE: Four treatments that can help improve life with ALS In just a year, Alan has gone from an active father to being…
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis may have more in common with other neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases than previously assumed, a study indicates. It concluded that those with ALS are also more likely to develop another neurodegenerative or psychiatric disorder. And the reverse is also true: Those with a neurodegenerative disease or a psychiatric condition…
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