FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 31, 2012·5 min readResearchers Identify Potential New Approach for Improving Quality of Life for ALS PatientsBy increasing the signaling activity of a protein called muscle skeletal receptor tyrosine-protein kinase (MuSK), researchers were able to keep nerve cells attached to muscle longer into the progression of the disease in a mouse model of ALS.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 23, 2013·4 min readALS Trial Shows Novel Therapy is SafeA new treatment for ALS, which uses a technique that turns off the mutated SOD1 gene, has passed an early phase clinical trial for safety.Read More
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FeaturedNeurology·September 9, 2013·6 min readTherapy Slows Onset and Progression of Lou Gehrig’s DiseaseBy reducing the expression of the SOD1 gene, ALS onset and progression is slowed, a new study suggests.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 27, 2013·3 min readNew Research Helps Fight Against Motor Neuron DiseaseNew research could help find a solution to slowing down the progression of motor neuron disease.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
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·April 3, 2014·4 min readStudy Helps Unravel the Tangled Origin of ALSResearchers pinpoint an error in protein formation which could be the root of ALS.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 3, 2014·6 min readNew Hope for Treating ALSResearchers discover a recently approved epilepsy medication could also help to treat ALS.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·May 23, 2014·4 min readAlzheimer’s Disease and Other Conditions Linked to Prion-Like ProteinsResearchers discover Alzheimer's disease, and other neurodegenerative conditions could be linked to prion-like proteins.Read More
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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
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·August 12, 2015·4 min readGenetic Mutation Leads Transport Defect in ALSResearchers have identified a transport defect in models of familial ALS which leads to the accumulation of damaged components.Read More