FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 21, 2018·3 min readNew Genetic Mutation Linked to ALSResearchers report the KIF5A gene is linked to ALS.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 17, 2017·5 min readCommon Drug Could Help Treat ALS and SMAResearchers have identified a compound that can stabilize a protein implicated in ALS and SMN.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 17, 2014·4 min readNew Approach for Treating ALSResearchers propose improvements to how well ALS therapeutics work.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·June 22, 2022·4 min readALS May Be Linked to Both the Immune and Central Nervous SystemsResearchers discovered both immune system and central nervous system dysfunction in animal models and people with ALS4, a genetic, juvenile, and slow-progressing form of ALS.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·November 7, 2016·3 min readNew Mouse Model of ALS More Closely Mimics Human DiseaseResearchers have developed a new mouse model of ALS that could help provide better understanding of the progressive nature of the disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·August 26, 2015·6 min readRNA Blocked Pathways May Initiate ALS and DementiaAccording to new research, the C9orf72 mutation causes long strands of RNA to block specific pathways which usually move proteins into a cell's nucleus.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 11, 2018·5 min readDiscovery Could Let Doctors Customize Brain’s Immune Response to DiseaseResearchers have discovered a method to engraft immune cells in the brains of lab mice without the use of radiation.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 12, 2017·4 min readMalaria Drug Lowers Levels of ALS Linked BiomarkerAccording to researchers, a drug that has been used for decades to help treat malaria can lower levels of a biomarker associated with ALS.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 27, 2019·4 min readALS patients may benefit from more glucoseUsing fruit fly models of ALS, researchers discover neurons given glucose transform the power source into energy, enabling them to survive longer and function better.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·September 2, 2015·5 min readObserving Motor Neurons Walking in Real TimeResearchers develop a method to observe the activity of motor neurons in real time.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 1, 2016·5 min readFruits and Veggies May Slow ALS ProgressA healthy diet with antioxidants and carotenoids is associated with better function in ALS, a new study reports.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
