Neuroscientist Dr. David Vilchez and his team at CECAD, the University of Cologne's Cluster of Excellence for Aging Research, have made an important step toward understanding the mechanisms that cause the neurodegenerative ...
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NIH-funded researchers delayed signs of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in rodents by injecting them with a second-generation drug designed to silence the gene, superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1). The results, published in ...
Jul 26, 2018
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Researchers from the University of Liverpool have identified a new compound that protects against neurodegeneration in nematode worms. The discovery may enable novel treatments for human neurodegenerative diseases to be developed ...
Jul 18, 2018
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About 20,000 people in the United States are living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. The invariably fatal disease kills the nerve cells that control walking, eating and breathing. ...
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Nearly all major neurodegenerative diseases—from Alzheimer's to Parkinson's—are defined and diagnosed by the presence of one of four proteins that have gone rogue: tau, amyloid-beta (Aβ), alpha-synuclein (α-syn), or ...
Jul 5, 2018
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Thousands of people took the Ice Bucket Challenge, a sensation in the summer of 2014. Participants were filmed dumping buckets of ice-cold water on their heads and challenging their friends to do the same. Challenged participants ...
Jun 27, 2018
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Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that some neurons affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) display hypo-excitability, using a new method to measure electrical activity in cells, according to a study ...
Jun 22, 2018
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Glial cells surround neurons and provide support—not unlike hospital staff and nurses supporting doctors to keep operations running smoothly. These often-overlooked cells, which include oligodendrocytes and astrocytes, ...
Jun 18, 2018
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New clues may help improve speech for people with dysarthria, a type of speech disorder commonly found in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
May 28, 2018
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A new gene therapy for treating an inherited form of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis has been given an Orphan Drug designation by the European Medicines Agency. The therapy is already in preclinical development at EPFL.
May 23, 2018
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