Researchers at VIB and KU Leuven have identified a molecular process that allows motor neurons to maintain protein production, a process that fails in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The study, published in Nature Neuroscience, ...
Jan 12, 2026
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Imagine you're shopping for a dinner party this weekend and you spot some nice, but expensive, bottles of wine. You're not sure if you can afford them, but before you can even open your banking app to check, a lightweight ...
Jan 7, 2026
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Historically, people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) experience a relentless decline in neurological function that eventually robs them of the ability to move, speak, eat or breathe. Now, researchers from Washington ...
Dec 23, 2025
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ALS is a debilitating paralytic disease characterized as the death of upper and lower motor neurons. Fortunately, ALS is relatively rare, with an incidence rate of 1.6 per 100,000 adults, resulting in about 30,000 cases in ...
Dec 16, 2025
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A Northwestern Medicine study has shed light on a critical molecular mechanism underlying amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to findings published in the journal Neuron.
Dec 15, 2025
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Using machine learning models, researchers at Michigan Medicine have identified a potential way to diagnose amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, earlier from a blood sample, a study suggests.
Dec 9, 2025
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Bill Janes is on a mission to improve life for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). As a licensed occupational therapist and researcher at the University of Missouri, he's seen firsthand how the disease can steal ...
Dec 2, 2025
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Disease development is often shaped by genetics, with how much or how little a gene is expressed influencing disease risk. While advances in technology and sequencing methods have led to a greater understanding of gene structure, ...
Dec 1, 2025
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The two neurodegenerative diseases could not appear more different. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), sometimes called Lou Gehrig's disease, affects the muscles, ultimately paralyzing people with the disorder. Frontotemporal ...
Nov 27, 2025
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Researchers at the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine have found widespread genetic and protein changes in the brain cells of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which may help shed light on ...
Nov 21, 2025
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