Stanford University Researchers Identify Neurons That Control Muscle Movement in ALS

In a recent study published in the journal eLife, a team of researchers at Stanford University was able to identify a group of neurons that work together and fire in complex rhythms to send movement signals to muscles. “We hope to apply these findings to create prosthetic…

Researchers at Columbia University, New York recently published in the journal Cell Reports their findings on eight different master regulators involved in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) neurodegeneration in mouse models. The study is entitled “The Regulatory Machinery of Neurodegeneration in In Vitro Models…

The ALS Association together with the ALS Finding a Cure Foundation recently announced a $3 million funding for two Phase II clinical trials via the ALS Accelerated Therapeutics (ALS ACT) initiative, a project focused on accelerating the discovery of new ALS therapies in part by funding pilot clinical…

The ALS Association has recently awarded a $1.5 million grant to investigator Robert G. Miller, MD, to be invested in the study of a potential treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), called NP001. Dr. Miller is studying Neuraltus Pharmaceuticals’ investigational therapy which will now enter a phase 2 clinical trial.

Genervon Biopharmaceuticals recently announced it has filed a patent application based on data from the Phase 2A clinical trial (GALS001 study, NCT01854294) assessing the company’s product GM604 as a therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and data from a single ALS compassionate patient study (GALS-C). ALS is a…

Researchers at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) recently revealed new insights into the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases. The study, published in The Journal of Neuroscience, is entitled “The Progranulin Cleavage Products, Granulins, Exacerbate TDP-43 Toxicity and Increase TDP-43 Levels”. Mutations in…

Chris Rosati, who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in November 2010, challenged the ALS Association to publicly declare that a cure for the disease will be found in the next six years. In an emotional video addressed to the association’s CEO Barbara Newhouse, Mr. Rosati explained…

In a recent study entitled “Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity, and Diagnosis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis – A Population-Based Study” researchers investiagated the link between diabetes and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, confirming that type 2 diabetes, but not type 1, has a protective role against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis evidenced specially in…

The ALS Association participated in the annual BIO International Convention, which occured between June 15 and 18 in Philadelphia. Over 15,000 leaders from the pharmaceutical and biotech industries joined the convention which provided the association with crucial opportunities to establish partnerships that may further the development of treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis disease (ALS). ALS is a…

The ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) Association revealed that a team of researchers funded by the Association and led by Dr. Timothy Miller and Dr. Randall Bateman from Washington University in Saint Louis, recently discovered important insights into the ALS-related protein called copper (Cu)/zinc (Zn) superoxide dismutase (SOD1). ALS…