Amylyx Appoints Nobel Laureate Walter Gilbert to Board of Directors

Amylyx Appoints Nobel Laureate Walter Gilbert to Board of Directors

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, a company developing a innovative therapeutic for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease), recently announced that former Biogen CEO Walter Gilbert, Ph.D and Nobel Laureate, will join Amylyx’s board of directors. “Dr. Gilbert brings an enormous breadth of experience as a scientist, biotech founder,…

Documentary: Living with Motor Neurone Disease (MND)

Motor neurone disease (MND) is a terminal disease and is physically and emotionally devastating for both the sufferer and the carer. In this Tobin Brothers exclusive documentary, Lisa Morgan, wife of actor Richard Morgan, and former AFL coach Neale Daniher talked to Michael Lynch about their confronting experiences with…

In ALS Study, Essential Protein Seen as Promising New Theurapeutic Target

Researchers have identified an essential protein, Pur-alpha, for motor neuron cells’ mechanisms of defense against external stress and degeneration and also as a potential new therapeutic target for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease). The research paper, “Pur-alpha regulates cytoplasmic stress granule dynamics and ameliorates…

Key Players in Neuroinflammation Tied to ALS, Depression Highlighted

A recent review summarized the effects of immune system dysregulation and neuroinflammation in the regulation of critical pathways associated with depression and other brain disorders, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The researchers specifically focused on extracellular vesicles (EVs) as potential biomarkers and drug delivery vehicles. The review, “Neuroinflammation and Depression: Microglia Activation, Extracellular Microvesicles…

ALS in the Military

In this ALS Association video, learn more about our military heroes who were being diagnosed and dying from Lou Gehrig’s disease in the years following the operation Desert Storm in 1981. Learn more about ALS here: https://bit.ly/ALSNewsToday…

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