Oklahoma family shares ALS journey as HB 1278 advances forward
As Oklahoma lawmakers consider House Bill 1278, which aims to fund research and care for those battling Amyotrophic Lateral ...
Uncovering the relationship between transport proteins and brain disease
Most of us rely heavily on shipping services like FedEx or UPS to ensure we receive the correct packages. If that system was ...
Protein 'seeds' trigger key pathological features of ALS and frontotemporal dementia
Accumulation of a protein called TDP-43 is a key feature of ALS and frontotemporal dementia. In a study published in Neuron, ...
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Remnants of ancient virus may fuel ALS in people
Remnants of a virus that infected our primate ancestors 30-50 million years ago may be fueling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS ... neurodegenerative disease. The researchers are now working to find ...
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SineuGene Therapeutics Announces FDA IND Clearance for SNUG01, a First-in-Class TRIM72-Targeted Gene Therapy for ALS
SineuGene Therapeutics Co., Ltd. ('SineuGene'), a clinical-stage biotech company pioneering innovative therapies for neurological disorders, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
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Mother with rare ALS touts ‘miracle drug’ that has stopped her disease
Eight years after receiving a life-shattering diagnosis, a New Jersey mother credits an “amazing” new drug for stopping her ...
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Here is what an infectious diseases specialist at Johns Hopkins Children's Center says about the measles
We know there are so many questions parents have about the virus. So we took them to Dr. Aaron Milstone, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore.
Local vector-borne disease expert who led US West Nile virus response dead at 73
John Roehrig died March 8 after a battle with ALS. During his career, he was on the front lines of the U.S. response to West Nile virus.
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Local vector-borne disease expert who led US West Nile virus response dead at 73
John Roehrig ended up on the front lines of the U.S. response to West Nile virus ... ALS. He was 73. Roehrig started working for the CDC's Fort Collins-based Division of Vector-borne Diseases ...
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Decreased levels of TDP-43 gene may be contributing to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and ALS
Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Decreased levels of the TDP-43 gene in endothelial cells may contribute to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, ALS, and frontotemporal dementia. This ...
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Regina woman is living proof of 'breakthrough' ALS drug now approved in Canada
A Regina mother who was one of the first ALS patients to test a new treatment is now celebrating its accelerated approval in Canada for adults with an ultra-rare form of the disease. Paula ...