The Scientist7y
CRISPR Proves Promising for Treating ALS in Mice
Following an internship with The Scientist in 2017, she has been happily freelancing ... CRISPR-Cas9 could be a therapeutic molecule for ALS.” ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, affects some 20,000 ...
CNN7y
Stephen Hawking’s remarkable life in pictures
Beloved scientist Stephen Hawking ... the world despite being paralyzed from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease. His perseverance and humor resonated ...
Science Daily4d
Repurposed ALS drug becomes imaging probe to help diagnose neurodegeneration
Scientists used positron emission tomography (PET) with edaravone, a drug used to treat ALS, to detect oxidative stress, which leads to brain damage, offering a clear path to detecting neurological ...
News Medical22d
First insights into familial ALS in Egypt reveal genetic variations and disease progression
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease characterized by the progressive degeneration of motor neurons, leading to muscle weakness and eventually death.
Morningstar15d
California Taxpayers Can Now Fund ALS and Neurodegenerative Disease Research through Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund
About ALS Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, is a fatal, neurodegenerative illness that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. The average life ...