Formerly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is now commonly referred to as “ALS.” It is a neurological disease that affects motor neurons, the nerve cells in the ...

The candidate in question is VY9323, an AAV gene therapy combining a highly potent pri-miRNA against superoxide dismutase 1 ...

A retrospective analysis showed IV edaravone in participants with ALS was associated with fewer reported disease progression milestones and deaths than control.

Discover the latest developments in potential ALS treatments with COYA-302 and COYA-303, set to impact the $1.33 billion ...

A trial that will test a noninvasive device called MyoRegulator as a treatment for ALS was cleared to start enrolling ...

A new UCLA Health study has discovered in mouse models that genes associated with repairing mismatched DNA are critical in eliciting damages to ...

Yes, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) can cause quadriplegia ... including subtypes such as bulbar onset ALS. ALS affects neurons in the brain and spinal cord that affect muscle movement.

Trouble sleeping is common in other neurodegenerative diseases, but past research has only suggested that it occurs in ...

Living in a disadvantaged community may decrease the length of time a person can survive with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, by over 30%, a study suggests. Similar studies have shown that ...

Three patients with spinal muscular atrophy had improved muscle strength and could walk farther after a month of daily spinal ...

A new platform for studying neuroinflammatory diseases, utilizing advanced 3D bioprinting technology has been developed.