Mother with rare ALS touts 'miracle drug' that has stopped her disease
Raziel Green, 52, an active runner and mother of two, was diagnosed with a rare form of ALS in 2017. Since starting a ...
Baylor College of Medicine4y
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's disease," is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that attacks nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Motor neurons reach ...
The Print3d
MIT researchers devise process to convert skin cell directly into neurons
Researchers devised a process to convert a skin cell directly into a neuron, eliminating the need to generate induced ...
Registration underway to support Walk to Defeat ALS Sarasota at Payne Park
Sarasota-Manatee partnership offers free hearing support; job fairs in Bradenton, Sarasota; Goodwill opens LWR outlet; arts ...
Medscape20d
Translating Cellular Therapies From Bench to Bedside for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
The authors' laboratory and others have explored strategies for delivering biologic (e.g., cellular therapeutics and viral vectors) to the spinal cord. Broadly, access to the spinal cord may be ...
Nature5y
Rat studies point to a novel treatment strategy for ALS
ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that leads to the death of motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem. GDNF has been shown to protect motor neurons from degeneration in vitro ...