Posts Tagged ‘Lou Gehrig’s disease’
Melatonin slows ALS symptoms in mice
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Injections of melatonin delayed the onset of symptoms and death in mice with a condition similar to Lou Gehrig’s disease. Continue…
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ALS trial shows novel therapy is safe
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — An investigational treatment for an inherited form of Lou Gehrig’s disease has passed an early clinical trial for safety, researchers report. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 11, 2012 12:20 - 0 Comments
In ALS, gene flaw leads key proteins astray
PURDUE (US) — A biochemist has determined the function of a gene which, when mutated, leads to a genetic variation of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 11, 2012 14:24 - 0 Comments
Neuron insulators play surprising role in ALS
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Neuron-insulating cells unexpectedly turn out also to be critical for preventing neurodegenerative ailments like Lou Gehrig’s disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 15, 2012 15:07 - 0 Comments
Without key protein, synapses break up
BROWN (US) — An important protein’s role in linking nerves and muscles may lead to treatments for conditions like Lou Gehrig’s disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 19, 2012 9:32 - 0 Comments
Protein folding lags in early Parkinson’s
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — According to a new study, the protein “clumping” that sets off Parkinson’s disease is the result of a slower folding rate. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 24, 2011 9:52 - 2 Comments
Cause of Lou Gehrig’s disease found
NORTHWESTERN U. (US) — Scientists have identified a common cause for all forms of ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease), a fatal neurodegenerative disease that paralyzes its victims. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 24, 2011 15:06 - 2 Comments
Molecule stops brain cells from dying
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — A molecule shown to be in short supply in people with Alzheimer’s disease can make brain cells resistant to programmed cell death or apoptosis, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 14, 2010 15:43 - 0 Comments
Gene acts as spinal cord’s master organizer
NYU (US)—In a surprising and unexpected discovery, scientists have found that a single type of gene acts as a master organizer of motor neurons in the spinal cord. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 25, 2010 14:11 - 0 Comments
Gene linked to Lou Gehrig’s disease
U. PENN (US)—Researchers have found evidence that mutations in a specific gene are a risk factor for Lou Gehrig’s disease, a condition also known as ALS or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 22, 2009 13:23 - 5 Comments
Compound appears to slow ALS progression
U. ROCHESTER (US)—A chemical cousin of a drug currently used to treat sepsis dramatically slows the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, in mice. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 6, 2009 17:00 - 2 Comments
‘Mad-cow’ proteins differ unexpectedly
VANDERBILT (US)—The first direct information about the molecular structure of prions, the infectious proteins responsible for “mad cow” disease, reveals surprisingly large structural differences between natural prions and the closest synthetic analogs created in the lab. (more…)
