Under a new local partnership, Mississippi residents who have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) will have free access to communication devices and training. The program is a collaboration between speech-language graduate students at the Mississippi University for Women’s Speech & Hearing Center and the ALS Association Louisiana-Mississippi Chapter.
Under an agreement with the University of Kansas, PharmaTher has gained exclusive worldwide rights to develop and possibly commercialize ketamine as a therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). “We are pleased to have added the [ALS] program to our already impressive development pipeline…
Injecting a specific type of stem cells into the bloodstream was able to reduce muscle shrinkage and promote motor neuron survival in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a study found. According to investigators, the findings indicate these stem cells, known as multi-lineage differentiating stress enduring (Muse)…
For the first time, a compound was able to restore the health of diseased upper motor neurons — nerve cells that carry voluntary movement signals from the brain to the spinal cord — in the brain of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) mouse models, a study…
ALS Focus has opened a new survey looking specifically at the needs and challenges of caregiving for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Survey responses are expected to influence ALS programs and policy decisions. Register here to participate if you are an adult caregiver and live in the…
A novel system for three-dimensional (3D) imaging of zebrafish may be useful for studying the motor and neuronal deficits linked with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a study suggests. The system was described in the journal Optica, in the study “Coded-aperture broadband light field imaging using…
I was overcome with grief after my husband, Todd, was diagnosed with ALS. He was just 39. Our daughter was 4 years old, and our son was 9 months old. I grieved the loss of our dreams of adventures that we would have — family vacations to national parks…
I AM ALS, a nonprofit working for people affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), is offering a guide to help others who want to follow in its footsteps — creating a movement that mobilizes and unites a community against a disease, it announced in a press release. This free…
Existing safety and effectiveness data from a Phase 3 clinical trial of NurOwn — an investigational cell-based therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) — are not sufficient to support the therapy’s approval, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concluded in an initial review. According to the…
Military veterans with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are nearly four times as likely to commit suicide as vets without the progressive neurological disease, according to a recent study. This finding suggests that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) should increase their suicide prevention efforts among veterans with ALS. The study, “…
