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April 20, 2018April 20, 2018

#AAN2018 – H.P. Acthar Gel Shows Promise as Therapy to Delay Progression of ALS

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H.P. Acthar Gel, an experimental injectable therapy, may help delay progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a new analysis reveals. The data is scheduled to be presented at the ... Read more

April 13, 2018April 13, 2018

New Study Reveals Two Genes Associated with High Risk for ALS

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Genetic mutations in two previously unrecognized genes, the microtubule-associated protein tau (MAPT) and BNIP1 genes, are associated with elevated risk for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The study with that ... Read more

April 10, 2018April 10, 2018

Rilutek Prolongs Survival of ALS Patients in Later Stages, Study Shows

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Rilutek (riluzole) extends survival of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who are at advanced stages of the disease, rather than preventing disease progression is early stages. Those findings ... Read more

April 4, 2018April 4, 2018

Specialized Immune Cells May Help Slow ALS Progression, Study Shows

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Higher levels of a specialized type of immune cell may help halt the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a study in humans and mice found. These findings were ... Read more

March 6, 2018March 7, 2018

Nerve Cells That Control Movement Change Size as ALS Progresses, Mouse Study Shows

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Nerve cells that control movement change their size as ALS progresses, becoming larger than normal at first but then ending up much smaller, a mouse study showed. An important ... Read more

December 6, 2017

Stem Cell Treatment Targeting Spinal Cord Won’t Slow ALS, Researchers Say

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Using stem cell treatments to protect motor neurons is not enough to prevent the loss of nerve-muscle connections and disease progression in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ... Read more

November 27, 2017November 27, 2017

Muscle Imaging Helps Evaluate Nerve Loss in ALS and Other Motor Diseases, U.K. Study Finds

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Analyzing muscles via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can help detect small physiological changes that happen when motor neuron diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) get worse, concludes a study by ... Read more

October 13, 2017

Study Links Immune Cell Numbers to Progression of ALS

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Changes in the numbers of immune cells in the blood are associated with the progression of ALS, a study reports. Keeping tabs on the numbers could help doctors track ... Read more

September 20, 2017

Cell Cleaning Mechanism Has Dual Role in ALS, Study Finds

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A mechanism that cells normally use to keep them healthy was found to have a dual role in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). While the process, called autophagy, delays disease progression ... Read more

August 30, 2017August 30, 2017

Researchers Identify Novel Genes that Regulate Muscle Stimulation and Regeneration in ALS

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Levels of some microRNAs (MIRs) regulating re-innervation and muscle regeneration among amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients, while others are lower, an Italian study has found. These molecules help distinguish ... Read more

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