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
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
“From this work it appears that cisplatin is a promising lead compound for the rational design of ALS treatments,” A long-used anti-cancer drug could be a starting point to devel... Read more
UCSD scientists announced last week that a metabolism-boosting protein, PCG-1?, may help restore cell function in individuals afflicted by Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Lou Gehrig’s disease, or Amyo... Read more
