FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·August 12, 2015·3 min readNew Potential Pathway for Treating ALS and Parkinson’s DiseasesA new study reports PINK1 triggers mitophagy, a process which breaks down and removes damaged mitochondria from cells.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 6, 2015·3 min readFly Model of Motor Neuron Degeneration Allows for Study at Single Cell ResolutionResearchers have developed a new model to study neurodegenerative diseases which affect motor neurons, such as ALS.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·June 10, 2015·4 min readImmune System Linked to Motor Neuron Death in ALSNew findings could help develop treatments to slow the progression of ALS.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·May 22, 2015·4 min readScientists Create Mice with a Major Genetic Cause of ALS and FTDResearchers believe mouse could provide a new platform for testing treatments for several neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 23, 2015·3 min readThe Molecular Biology Behind ALSResearchers report they have identified a molecular defect in motor neurons which could help explain the mechanisms underlying ALS.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 17, 2014·4 min readNew Approach for Treating ALSResearchers propose improvements to how well ALS therapeutics work.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·November 13, 2014·3 min readGenotype Found in 30 Percent of ALS Patients Speeds up Disease ProgressionTransgenic mice carrying a gene variant found in one third of people with ALS have faster disease progression and die sooner than those with a standard genetic model of the disease, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·October 23, 2014·3 min readChemists Show that ALS is a Protein Aggregation DiseaseResearchers use techniques which illuminates subtle changes in proteins and uncover new insights into the underlying causes of ALS.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 3, 2014·3 min readExperimental Stroke Therapeutic Shows Promise for People with ALSAn experimental drug for human stroke patients appears to delay motor neuron impairment and degeneration.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 18, 2014·2 min readResearchers Discover How ALS SpreadsResearchers discover ALS is transmitted from cell to cell, suggesting the spread of the disease could be blocked.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 16, 2013·5 min readResearchers Reduce Toxicity Associated With Lou Gehrig’s Disease in Animal ModelsResearchers discover a new way of reducing disease toxicity in ALS which slows the dysfunction of neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 25, 2013·3 min readA New Kind of Genetic Switch Can Target the Activities of Just One Type of Brain CellMicroglia plays crucial roles both in healthy and diseased brains, a new study reports.Read More
