Researchers at the University of San Diego School of Medicine describe a new way to treat adult amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in mice. The result is the long-term suppression of the degenera... Read more
Researchers isolated a molecule that may be under-produced in the guts of patients Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have shown in mice that intestinal microbes, collectively... Read more
University of Alberta scientists find a new application for an existing drug, with potential to slow progression of the devastating degenerative disease. A new drug could significantly slow... Read more
Drug extends survival, reverses some neuromuscular damage in animals About 20,000 people in the United States are living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s... Read more
Mouse study could provide foundation for future human therapeutics Supplementing a single protein found in the spinal cord could help prevent symptoms of Lou Gehrig’s disease, according to a... Read more
Experiments conducted on worms, zebrafish, mice and, finally, on human subjects in a limited clinical trial conclude that pimozide may be effective in treating what’s known as “L... Read more
New technique could aid treatments for diseases that lead to paralysis Scientists working to develop new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases have been stymied by the inability to grow... Read more
A new way to regulate protein levels and functions could be the answer to treating devastating neurological conditions New details learned about a key cellular protein could lead to treatmen... Read more
Researchers at Oregon State University announced today that they have essentially stopped the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s disease, for nearly two year... Read more
In tests using animals, drug successfully seeks and disarms toxic clumps of proteins responsible for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s An international team of more than 18 research groups has dem... Read more
Brain-computer interface (BCI) devices have proven to be effective in helping patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) communicate during advanced stages of the disease when complet... Read more
Researchers have determined that a copper compound known for decades may form the basis for a therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s disease. In a new study just pu... Read more
Translational Research Goes Seamless: After Creating Neurons From Patients’ Skin Cells, Cedars-Sinai-led Researchers ‘Treat’ Gene Defect in a Dish, Indicating the Therapy May Work Although t... Read more
