Every few months for the past three years, Jeff Vierstra has been receiving infusions in his spine that target and disable a ...

One distinct hallmark of ALS is the dysfunction of a tiny protein called TDP-43. At the Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine, a trio of researchers formed a unique hypothesis: What if the ...

The ALS Therapy Development Institute, medical charity LifeArc and life science company Axol Bioscience have launched patient ...

ALS patient Kenneth Shock has regained his ability to speak using a Neuralink voice implant, which converts his thoughts into speech. The brain-computer interface allows him to communicate in his ...

ALS, which is also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is a rare neurological disease that affects motor neurons — the nerve cells. Why are so many amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) drug trials are ...

(NewsNation) — Scientists have discovered what the immune system attacks in people with ALS, a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments for the fatal disease. The study, published Wednesday in ...

A new study shows a compound found in certain fruits and vegetables could hold key to treating neurodegenerative diseases. A natural compound found in everyday fruits and vegetables may hold the key ...

AB Science SA (Euronext - FR0010557264 - AB) today announced that it has filed an application for conditional Marketing Authorization to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for Alsitek (masitinib) in ...

Some patients with a rare form of ALS benefited from an experimental therapy, with biomarker evidence of reduced injury to neurons and even limited functional recovery. When Columbia neurologist and ...

Motor neurons are some of the largest cells in the human body. In particular, upper neurons—extending from the cerebral cortex to the brain stem or spinal cord—average 60μm in diameter. 3,4 These ...