High-calorie diet could slow progression of motor neuron disease (ALS)
Main Points: A high-carbohydrate, high-calorie diet could delay the progression of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) could potentially be treated by targeting toxic RNAs
Main Point: Scientists have reported a novel therapeutic approach for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) by targeting the toxic RNA
Read moreDr. Richard Olney; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis researcher and patient, died on January 27
Dr. Richard K. Olney, MD, died at the age of 64 on January 27, Friday. He was a researcher of
Read moreProteins linking to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Two proteins namely TDP43 and FUS are found to have a link to familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). FUS refers
Read moreAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Cigarette Smoking
According to a research published in February 2011, issue of the Journal Archives of Neurology, Cigarette smoking can increase the
Read moreToxicity of Astrocytes, from ALS patients, to motor neurons
Astrocytes are toxic to motor neurons as established by a similar study published in 10th of August, issue of the
Read moreStem cells of ALS patients can be changed into Motor neurons
In 2008 issue of the journal Science, researchers from Harvard University reported that pluripotent stem cells can be effectively taken
Read moreUbiquilin-2: One of the most important proteins in ALS
Ubiquilin-2 is a protein that is found to be the underlying cause of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). This protein is
Read moreAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a disease of the nervous system in which motor neurons are affected. It is a
Read moreCommon cause of ALS discovered
According to a research published in August 21 issue of Nature journal, ALS (Amytrophic lateral sclerosis) in all its forms
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