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·July 17, 2017·4 min read

New Discovery in Motor Neuron Disease and Dementia Could Pave the Way For New Treatments

Researchers believe a newly discovered mechanism may contribute to cell death in people suffering from ALS and dementia.

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·July 12, 2017·4 min read

Creating Music by Thought Alone

Researchers have created a new musical instrument that can be controlled by thought alone. The instrument, dubbed the Encephalophone, may help as a rehabilitation tool for those with motor disabilities, the Frontiers in Human Neuroscience study reports.

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·July 5, 2017·5 min read

TBI Associated With Dementia in Working Aged Adults

A new study reports traumatic brain injury is associated with a higher risk of developing dementia in people of working age. However, the researchers found no association between TBI and other neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS or Parkinson's disease. Researchers hope their findings will improve rehabilitation treatments and long term monitoring of TBI patients.

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·June 23, 2017·3 min read

What Percentage of ALS is Genetic?

Summary: Researchers discover a specific genetic mutation in approximately 17% of people with ALS who report no family history of...

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·June 12, 2017·4 min read

Malaria Drug Lowers Levels of ALS Linked Biomarker

According to researchers, a drug that has been used for decades to help treat malaria can lower levels of a biomarker associated with ALS.

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·May 30, 2017·5 min read

Motor Neuron Disease Discovery Offers New Insights into Potential Treatment Targets

A new study sheds light on how some forms of motor neuron disease begins and progresses at a cellular level.

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·May 22, 2017·3 min read

Common Protein Abnormality Pinpointed in Parkinson’s and ALS

Study implicates abnormalities in SOD1 with Parkinson's disease and ALS.

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·May 15, 2017·4 min read

New Gene Identified in ALS

Researchers implicate a variant in the UBQLN4 gene as a possible cause of ALS. The variant disrupts cellular processes that drive motor neuron development.

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·April 17, 2017·5 min read

Common Drug Could Help Treat ALS and SMA

Researchers have identified a compound that can stabilize a protein implicated in ALS and SMN.

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·April 13, 2017·6 min read

Gene Silencing Shows Promise For Treating ALS and SCA2

New studies find a drug designed to combat the gene that causes SCA2 could also be beneficial in the fight against ALS.

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·March 13, 2017·3 min read

Locked-In ALS Patients Answer Yes or No Questions with Wearable fNIRS Device

fNIRS technology is allowing ALS patients who are 'locked in' to communicate, a new study reports.

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·February 21, 2017·8 min read

Brain Computer Interface Advance Allows Fast and Accurate Typing By People With Paralysis

New advances in brain computer interface technology allows three people with movement impairments to control a cursor by imagining their hand movements.

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