Medications

EU watchdog's rejection of ALS drug angers patients

The European Union drug watchdog's refusal to approve an ALS drug already authorized in North America has been called "an affront" by angry French patients, who say they "don't have time to wait".

Neuroscience

Omega-3 fatty acids linked with slower progression of ALS

Consuming omega-3 fatty acids—particularly alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), a nutrient found in foods including flaxseeds, walnuts, and chia, canola and soybean oils—may help slow the progression of disease in patients with ...

Neuroscience

Reactivating damaged motor neurons using magnetic fields

Motor neurons in healthy individuals send signals to the skeletal muscles. ALS, however, is currently an incurable, neurodegenerative disease in which motor neurons are severely damaged and can therefore no longer transmit ...

Neuroscience

How a highly unstable protein may lead to neurodegeneration

EPFL scientists have reproduced key features of pathological protein aggregates found in the brain of patients with Lou Gehrig's disease and other neurological diseases, providing insight into the underlying mechanism and ...

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