The ALS Association and the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) have chosen Professor Ammar Al-Chalabi of King’s College London to receive the 2016 Sheila Essey Award, honoring his contributions to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research and treatment. Ammar Al-Chalabi Dr. Al-Chalabi will be given the…
King’s College London ALS Researcher Honored with $50,000 Sheila Essey Award at AAN Annual Meeting
ALS Cellucci Fund runner Chris Benyo and his wife, Denise DiMarzo, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), are competing in this year’s Boston Marathon using a custom wheelchair designed for the race. Illinois residents Benyo and DiMarzo make up two of the six people representing the UMass ALS team in…
This is a video from wwwBMDIGIcom. Watch it to learn a bit more about “The DC/MD/VA Chapter”, which “supports people living with ALS and their loved ones through services and education in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.” Read…
Researchers have succeeded in using an imaging technique to record changes and inflammation in the brain of a person with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), using a potential biomarker of inflammation. The research, conducted at The Neurological Clinical Research Institute (NCRI) at Massachusetts General Hospital, is part of the TRACK ALS project to identify imaging markers of ALS, so…
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Can Exercise Improve Swallowing for ALS Patients?
In this video from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, watch the interview “Behind the Science” with Emily Plowman, PhD from University of Florida, where she discusses the…
An after-school study by two teenagers in Canada found that maple syrup protects neurons and halts the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in an animal model of the disease. While the study was intended for educational purposes, its discoveries that might be of interest to drug developers. The students, Catherine Aaron and…
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AB Science Reviews Ongoing Phase 3 Study of Masitinib as ALS Treatment in Conference with Experts
AB Science recently reported positive data from an interim analysis of a Phase 2/3 study of masitinib, its lead compound to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The company also held a web conference with leading ALS experts on April 8, followed by a report summarizing the ongoing trial. Masitinib is a…
Molecular Stethoscope, Inc., announced it is working with 23 U.S. academic and medical institutions to further validate its blood-based early diagnostic and disease monitoring tests for hard-to-detect conditions, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) . The San Diego, California-based, company has developed proprietary technology that uses circulating cell-free RNA (ribonucleic acid) in the blood to…
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Mobile Laptop System Helps ALS Patients and Others with Limited Mobility Communicate by Eye Movement
Researchers created a mobile cart device allowing people to communicate via laptops by eye movement alone. The device was designed with severely disabled tetraplegic patients in mind, but it may also help those with decreased upper extremity and hand function, like that caused by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), to more easily work with a computer. Shannon…
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ALS Studies: Biomarkers Research in ALS
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