For the first time, a variant in UBQLN4 gene has been associated with Lou Gehrig's disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - a progressive disease resulting in the loss of nerve cells that control muscle movement, ...
May 15, 2017
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A study from scientists at the Francis Crick Institute, the Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin and the University of Edinburgh sheds new light on the cells that form spinal cord, muscle and bone tissue in ...
Apr 28, 2017
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Non-invasive ultrasound improves the delivery to the brain of a therapeutic antibody targeting Alzheimer's disease, University of Queensland researchers have found.
Apr 5, 2017
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Workplace exposure to very low frequency electromagnetic fields may be linked to a doubling in risk of developing the most common form of motor neurone disease—amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS for short—suggests ...
Mar 29, 2017
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A drug with the potential to delay the progression of motor neuron disease (MND) could be in human trials within three years.
Mar 27, 2017
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Researchers have shown for the first time that Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Motor Neurone Disease (MND) and schizophrenia have a shared genetic origin, indicating that the causes of these diverse conditions ...
Mar 24, 2017
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Flinders University researchers are pioneering a new and simple test to pick up signals of Motor Neuron Disease in patients.
Feb 23, 2017
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A team of biomedical scientists has identified a molecule that targets a gene known to play a critical role in the rapid progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), sometimes known as Lou Gehrig's disease, the neurodegenerative ...
Feb 9, 2017
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A British man with a terminal disease is attempting to overturn the country's laws on assisted suicide.
Jan 6, 2017
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Could the key to unlocking the secret of motor neurone disease lie in the collaboration between two small island nations, Ireland and Cuba? Researchers from Trinity College Dublin are heading to Latin America to begin a major ...
Oct 3, 2016
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