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Thinking about moving? Let brain waves do the walking
Using brain waves to control screen cursor movements, rather than moving a mouse by hand, seems like science fiction! Yet such direct control over our environment is an integral part of the development work being undertaken by participants in the Presencia project. view more (2004-12-02)
U. Iowa team identifies genes that improve survival in mice with ALS
University of Iowa researchers investigating the basic biology of cell signaling have made a discovery that may have therapeutic implications for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neurodegenerative diseases. view more (2007-09-14)
Umbilical cord blood cell transplants may help ALS patients
A study at the University of South Florida has shown that transplants of mononuclear human umbilical cord blood (MNChUCB) cells may help patients suffering from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. view more (2008-06-25)
Tracking Down the Menace in Mexico City Smog
A new report by scientists who are part of the international MILAGRO Campaign indicates that some of the most harmful air pollution in Mexico City may not come from motor vehicles but instead originates with industrial sources - and that the culprit may be garbage incineration. view more (2008-09-08)
Motor neuron disease and toxic substances: Possible link?
Motor neuron disease is a rare, devastating illness in which nerve cells that carry brain signals to muscles gradually deteriorate. One form of it, Lou Gehrig's disease or ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), is familiar to the public in the lives of scientist Stephen Hawking and Morrie Schwartz, about whom Mitch Albom's "Tuesdays with... view more... (2008-03-24)
Silence the gene, save the cell: RNA interference as promising therapy for ALS
Scientists at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland have used RNA interference in transgenic mice to silence a mutated gene that causes inherited cases of amytrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), substantially delaying both the onset and the progression rate of the fatal motor neuron disease. Their results... view more... (2005-03-09)
Study findings help EMS respond to cardiac arrest emergencies more safely and efficiently
When cardiac arrest patients cannot successfully be resuscitated by emergency medical services in the field, lifesaving attempts to race them to a nearby hospital via ambulance often prove to be futile. view more (2008-09-24)
Targeting astrocytes slows disease progression in ALS
In what the researchers say could be promising news in the quest to find a therapy to slow the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, scientists at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have shown that targeting neuronal support cells called astrocytes sharply slows disease... view more... (2008-02-04)
Penn researchers find potential in yeast for selecting Lou Gehrig's disease drugs
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine are developing a novel approach to screen for drugs to combat neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, using yeast cells. view more (2008-04-18)
Geisinger scientist seeks cure for Lou Gehrig's disease, creating device to find treatment
A small tropical fish, the curiosity of a Geisinger research scientist and some college students have created the perfect storm of sorts in an attempt to find a cure for one of the world's most devastating neurological diseases. view more (2007-07-31)
Hope among patients with ALS may take a variety of forms
Sustaining hope in the face of a chronic, debilitating illness such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) should be a goal of palliative care and can take many forms, representing a continuum from focusing on the self to concern for others. view more (2008-03-28)
Inauguration of the 1st International Conference on Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs
"The development of orphan drugs for treating rare diseases is completely dependent on an active interaction between academic research and industry," says Jan Carlstedt-Duke, dean of research at Karolinska Institutet. view more (2005-02-15)
Researchers identify a gene responsible for cases of Lou Gehrig's disease
A team of Canadian and French researchers has identified a novel gene responsible for a significant fraction of ALS (sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) cases. ALS is commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease, an incurable neuromuscular disorder that affects motor neurons and leads to paralysis and death within one to five years. view more (2008-04-01)
More genes for Lou Gehrig's disease identified, according to Penn researchers
In recent months a spate of mutations have been found in a disease protein called TDP-43 that is implicated in two neurodegenerative disorders: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also called Lou Gehrig's disease, and certain types of frontotemporal dementia (FTD). These mutations could potentially become candidates for drug targets. view more (2008-04-08)
New stem cell research unlocks unknown therapies
"Stem cell research and regenerative medicine are in an extremely exciting phase right now. We are gaining knowledge very fast and many companies are being formed and are starting clinical trials in different areas," says Dr Jonas Frisén. view more (2009-05-22)
New study of gene evolution could lead to better understanding of neurodegenerative disease
Genetic evolution is strongly shaped by genes' efforts to prevent or tolerate errors in the production of proteins, scientists at The University of Texas at Austin and Harvard University have found. view more (2008-07-25)
New thoracic imaging approach can pinpoint underlying venous problems
University of Cincinnati (UC) radiologists have developed a new technique for capturing images of chest veins that eases diagnosis of venous diseases. view more (2007-10-09)
Gene therapy with growth factor seems promising therapy for incurable muscle disorder ALS
ALS is an incurable paralysing muscle disorder affecting five in every one hundred thousand people. The disease mainly strikes healthy people in the most active period of their life, without any warning or family history. Researchers from VIB (the Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology), lead by Prof. Peter Carmeliet (K.U.Leuven)... view more... (2004-05-27)
Kein Opium für's Volk - Wissenschaftler untersuchen Alternativen zum Drogenanbau
Auf fast 500 Milliarden US-Dollar taxieren Experten den weltweiten Drogenumsatz - trotz aller Versuche, Anbau, Vertrieb und Konsum zu unterbinden. H'¤ufig ist es die Sorge um ihre schiere Existenz, die die Bauern in den Erzeugerl'¤ndern in das schmutzige Gesch'¤ft mit Koka oder Opium treibt. Wissenschaftler der Universit'¤t Bonn untersuchen, wie... view more... (2003-01-22)
Gene newly linked to inherited ALS may also play role in common dementia
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have linked a mutation in a gene known as TDP-43 to an inherited form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the neurodegenerative condition often called Lou Gehrig's disease. view more (2008-02-21)
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