What is ALS? Experts explain symptoms to look out for ... - CBS News
WEBAug 9, 2023 — The news brought new attention to the disease and prompted questions about what the diagnosis means. ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and...
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis News -- ScienceDaily
WEB3 days ago — Latest research news on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, including experimental treatments.
Discovery of hundreds of genes potentially associated with ALS …
WEBJan 18, 2022 — Stanford researchers identified a gene crucial to the formation of toxic proteins in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and showed how it could inform potential therapies for the disease.
Mayo Clinic awarded federal grant to study experimental ALS drug
WEB2 days ago — Getty Images. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Mayo Clinic in Florida has received a grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NIDS) to begin an innovative study that will provide hundreds of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) access to the experimental drug ibudilast over six …
FDA Approves First ALS Treatment Via Accelerated Approval
WEBApr 25, 2023 — Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. Over the course of the disease, people lose the ability to move, to speak, and eventually, to breathe. On average, it takes about a year before a final ALS diagnosis is made.
New therapeutic strategy to reduce neuronal death in amyotrophic ...
WEBNov 16, 2023 — Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that affects neurons in the brain and spinal cord causing loss of muscle control. Scientists have now suggested a potential...
The amyotrophic lateral sclerosis exposome: recent advances
WEBSep 14, 2023 — This Review summarizes the literature that has sought to characterize aspects of the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis exposome and considers potential mechanisms of exposure-induced toxicity.
New studies point the way to broadly effective treatments for ALS
WEBFeb 7, 2023 — Dec. 2, 2021 — The brain is indeed a target for treating ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), scientists have discovered. This flips a long-standing belief the disease starts in the spinal...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - Latest research and news - Nature
WEBAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that is marked by fasciculation, spasticity and progressive weakness of muscles, and results in difficulty...
Researchers connect ALS hallmark to gene | News Center
WEBFeb 23, 2022 — Scientists who study amyotrophic lateral sclerosis know there are certain telltale features of the disease, and they occasionally find suspicious genes that seem to be connected to the development of ALS — but the two rarely align. Now, a study led by researchers at Stanford Medicine and the Mayo Clinic has confirmed a …