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·August 23, 2012·5 min read

Nanoparticles Reboot Blood Flow in Brain

New research would help emergency care workers and battlefield medics stabilize blood flow in the brains of traumatic injury victims. Researchers developed a nanoparticle-based antioxidant that quickly quenches free radicals that interfere with regulation of the brain’s vascular system.

This image shows a representation of the mutated SOD protein.

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·October 13, 2014·5 min read

Scientists Link ALS Progression to Increased Protein Instability

A new study suggest specific protein instability as a cause of ALS.

3D structures of copper and zinc are shown.

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·January 28, 2016·6 min read

New Therapy Halts ALS Progression For Almost Two Years in Mice

A new study claims researchers have been able to halt the progression of ALS for almost two years in mouse models of the disease.

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·July 2, 2019·4 min read

Copper compound shows further potential as therapy for slowing ALS

Treatment with copper-ATSM helped mouse models retain behavioral performance and prevented extensive motor neuron degeneration and microglial activation associated with ALS.

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·September 3, 2020·4 min read

Promising New ALS Drug Candidates

Ebselen, a Selenium-based drug molecule, and several other novel compounds can change the characteristics of SOD1. The findings could help with the development of new therapeutics for ALS.