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Storm of 'Awakened' Transposons May Cause Brain-Cell Pathologies in ALS, Other Illnesses
September 6, 2012 — A team of neuroscientists and informatics experts reports important progress in an effort to understand the relationship between transposons -- sequences of DNA that can jump around within the ... > full story -
NFL Players May Be at Higher Risk of Death from Alzheimer’s and ALS, Research Shows
September 5, 2012 — New research shows that professional football players may be at a higher risk of death from diseases that damage the cells in the brain, such as Alzheimer’s disease and ALS (also known as Lou ... > full story -
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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Gene Therapy
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Diseases and Conditions
Scientists Identify New Gene That Influences Survival in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
August 26, 2012 — Scientists have discovered a gene that influences survival time in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's ... > full story -
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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Immune System
Nervous System
Lymphoma
Researchers Discover Blood Biomarker for Lou Gehrig's Disease, Could Lead to New Treatments
August 6, 2012 — Researchers have discovered that changes in monocytes (a type of white blood cell) are a biomarker for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease. The findings open doors to possible new ... > full storyMore: -
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Nervous System
Chronic Illness
Parkinson's Research
Diseases and Conditions
Personalized Medicine
Anacardic Acid Found to Rescue Certain ALS Abnormalities in Experimental Drug Screening Assay Using Motor Neurons from ALS Patient-Specific iPSCs
August 2, 2012 — Researchers recapitulated ALS abnormalities in motor neurons derived from induced pluripotent stem cells obtained from familial ALS patients. They revealed some of the mechanism of ... > full story -
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Diseases and Conditions
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Human Biology
Personalized Medicine
Discovery May Lead to New Treatment for ALS
July 18, 2012 — Researchers have discovered that TDP-43, a protein strongly linked to ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and other neurodegnerative diseases, appears to activate a variety of different molecular ... > full story -
Disruption of Cytoskeleton Pathways Contribute to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Pathogenesis
July 15, 2012 — A new genetic mutation that causes familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal neurological disorder also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, has been identified. Mutations to the profilin gene, ... > full story -
'Insulating' Brain Cells Appear to Play a Critical Role in Brain Cell Survival and May Contribute to Neurodegenerative Diseases Such as ALS
July 11, 2012 — Researchers say they have discovered that the central nervous system’s oligodendroglia cells, long believed to simply insulate nerves as they “fire” signals, are unexpectedly also ... > full story -
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Ovarian Cancer
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1960s-Era Anti-Cancer Drug Points to Treatments for Lou Gehrig's Disease
June 13, 2012 — A long-used anti-cancer drug could be a starting point to develop new treatments for the incurable nerve disease known as Lou Gehrig's disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), scientists are ... > full story -
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How Immune System, Inflammation May Play Role in Lou Gehrig's Disease
June 5, 2012 — In an early study, researchers found that the immune cells of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, may play a role in damaging the neurons in the spinal cord. ... > full story
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