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April 2, 2019 News by Alice Melão

Improving Oxygen Supply to the Spinal Cord May Help Prevent ALS Progression, Mouse Study Suggests

Increasing blood flow in the spinal cord by injecting a long-acting vasodilator can help prevent the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in mice, a study shows. The study, “Single injection of sustained-release prostacyclin analog ONO-1301-MS ameliorates hypoxic toxicity in the…

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