Read about a study reporting that the TDP-43 aggregates linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and like diseases also appear in normal muscle after injury.
This press release was orginally distributed by SBWire. Albany, NY — (SBWIRE) — 11/07/2018 — Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) refers to a group of rare …
Getting regular physical exercise is one of the best things you can do for your body, but it could also lead to heightened risk of developing amyotrophic lateral …
Columnist Dagmar Munn shares three pieces of exciting news: new findings regarding exercise and ALS, and two documentaries profiling members of the ALS …
Treatment with EHP-102, an investigational cannabinoid-derived medicine, reduced weight loss, preserved motor neurons of the spinal cord, and lowered the …
Read about a model able to recognize ALS based on patients’ speech patterns, that may offer an easier way to evaluate disease severity and progression.
Read about Kadimastem recruiting ALS patients for a Phase 1/2a clinical trial to test the safety and effectiveness of its leading stem-cell therapy candidate, …
Rodeo riders would benefit from a return-to-play (RTP) protocol such as those being introduced into other high-contact sports, US concussion researchers say.
Few treatments exist for neurodegenerative diseases that progressively rob a person’s ability to move and think, yet the results of a new study could potentially …
Columnist Dagmar Munn discusses the importance of flexing brain muscule by striving to learn something new every day. She shares her favorite ways to learn.
Possible trade-off for many benefits of exercise on other aspects of health, ask researchers? Vigorous physical activity, either in leisure time or in work, may be …
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 …
A new portable system provides insights into the altered tongue, lip, and jaw motion in ALS patients with a speech disorder called dysarthria, which could help …
KIF5A, a gene previously linked to two rare neurodegenerative disorders, has been definitively connected to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) by an …
An update from BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics guarantees enough capital to complete a Phase 3 trial of ALS therapy candidate NurOwn, which has also received …
Effect of pulsed transcranial ultrasound stimulation at different number of tone-burst on cortico-muscular coupling • Procedural pain in children: a qualitative …
Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) We’ve all heard exercise helps you live longer. But a new study goes one step further, finding that a sedentary lifestyle is worse for your …
However fractionally small, there are still goals to pursue post-diagnosis, talents to apply, and achievements to celebrate, writes columnist Rick Jobus.
Read more about the positive results of a small Phase 1 clinical trial that explored the safety and early effectiveness of infusions of specialized Treg immune …
Read about a new study that found hypermetabolism in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, leads to greater …
Brain scans on 16 of the participants indicated that short bouts of mild exercise appeared to trigger an instant uptick in communication between the hippocampal …
Columnist Rick Jobus shares how he wages war against ALS using two strategies. He also has found that his symptoms improve when he chooses to fight the …
Transplanting neural stem cells into a small number of ALS patients was found to improve their survival and function in Neuralstem’s Phase 1/2 clinical trials.
Read about NMD Pharma obtaining $47 million in financing from new investors to continue developing treatments for ALS and other neuromuscular disorders.
Researchers face a challenge in understanding the brain changes during the long course of Alzheimer’s disease. It’s not possible to track neurodegeneration …
