A new treatment for ALS, which uses a technique that turns off the mutated SOD1 gene, has passed an early phase clinical trial for safety.
Hyperactive microglia immune cells may play a significant role in the development of ALS, researchers report.
Retroviruses may be a missing causal link in diseases like ALS, multiple sclerosis and schizophrenia.
IBM Watson helps researchers identify five new genes associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
According to researchers, astrocytes lose the ability to support motor neurons as ALS progresses.
A new study sheds light on the molecular mechanisms behind ALS.
In early stages of ALS, autophagy helps to suppress disease progression, but accelerates the spread as the disease enters into later stages, researchers report.
New advances in brain computer interface technology allows three people with movement impairments to control a cursor by imagining their hand movements.
Researchers have developed a BCI that can decipher and communicate the thoughts of those with locked in syndrome.
Researchers report a brain computer interface can enable those with paralysis to directly operate tablet technology just by thinking about cursor movements and clicks.
Researchers report microglia is critical for neuronal survival in ALS.
A new study reveals peripheral nerve damage may trigger the onset and spread of ALS in mouse models of the neurodegenerative disease.
