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Merging as EverythingALS, 2 nonprofits seek to better treatment

With an aim to share expertise and diminish duplicative research and care efforts in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), two nonprofits — EverythingALS and CureALS — are combining operations on the EverythingALS platform, with an emphasis on research. The new single nonprofit also will tackle efforts to find…

Clinical trial of oral ALS therapy SPG302 is enrolling in Australia

Spinogenix has launched a clinical trial in Australia to investigate its amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) treatment candidate SPG302 in patients and healthy volunteers. The first-in-human Phase 1 clinical trial (NCT05882695), which is recruiting up to 112 participants, is being conducted at the Nucleus Network Melbourne, Australia. Its…

We’ve developed a dark sense of humor living with ALS

When I took my son to the doctor for his sports physical, the nurse went through a checklist of health history questions. The exchange took an unexpected turn when she asked about my husband’s health. “Is Dad healthy?” “No. He has ALS.” The nurse glanced at her computer screen.

Polygenic scoring system may help to predict ALS risk

A new genetic risk score that takes hundreds of different genetic variations into account may help predict who’s most likely to develop amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The score needs to be validated in future studies before being used in the clinic, but could be important to stratify people according…