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Using NfL biomarker could improve ALS diagnosis, prognosis: Study

Measuring blood levels of neurofilament light chain, or NfL, a biomarker of nerve damage, may help in diagnosing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and in predicting the risk of death among people with the neurodegenerative condition, a new study shows. This biomarker showed substantially better accuracy for both ALS diagnosis…

How can friction be eliminated in my daily life with ALS?

Before ALS entered my life, I barely noticed how easily I completed simple, everyday tasks. But living with ALS can be tiring, and it makes everything — including the little things, our run-of-the-mill habits — feel difficult and tedious. I reached the point where I contemplated giving them up…

Walk to Defeat ALS marks 25 years of fundraising event in US

The ALS Association’s Walk to Defeat ALS fundraising event this year is marking 25 years of bringing together people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and their families to offer support and raise funds for advancing research and improving care for those living with the disease. With a total…

Voyager Therapeutics reassesses SOD1-ALS gene therapy program

Voyager Therapeutics will reassess its gene therapy program for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) associated with mutations in the SOD1 gene after its original candidate, VY9323, was found to have toxic effects in nonhuman primate studies. The company believes the problem lies with the therapy’s payload and not the viral carrier…