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Researchers identify ALS gene mutation
Research that has discovered a new gene whose mutations cause 5 percent of inherited cases of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is part of a national study led by the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. view more (2009-02-27)
New light on bipolar treatment drugs
Lithium has been established for more than 50 years as one of the most effective treatments for bipolar mood disorder. view more (2009-04-21)
Data mining detects signs of Lou Gehrig's disease in gene carriers long before symptoms appear
Inspired by the use of microarray chips that look for gene combinations, psychologists are using "pattern array" software to spot movements in rats that might help them predict diseases such as Lou Gehrig's syndrome. view more (2008-08-04)
Leaky blood vessels open up nerve cells to toxic assault in Lou Gehrig's disease
Leaky blood vessels that lose their ability to protect the spinal cord from toxins may play a role in the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease, according to research published in the April issue of Nature Neuroscience. view more (2008-04-08)
Lou Gehrig's protein found throughout brain, suggesting effects beyond motor neurons
Two years ago researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discovered that misfolded proteins called TDP-43 accumulated in the motor areas of the brains of patients with amyotropic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease. view more (2008-06-17)
Medical College of Wisconsin discovery alters longstanding concept of fixed protein structure
The thousands of proteins found in nature are simply strings of amino acids, assembled by genes, and scientists have long believed that they automatically fold themselves into uniquely fixed, 3-dimensional shapes to fire the engine of life. view more (2008-03-18)
Human stem cells provide a new model for Lou Gehrig's disease
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a devastating condition in which motor neuron degeneration causes progressive loss of movement and muscle tone, leading to death. view more (2009-02-23)
New Effects Of Herbicides On Plants
The aim of Navarre engineer Ana Zabalza Azn'¡rez's PhD thesis - entitled "The inhibition of the biosynthesis of amino acids in ramified chain and their use as a target-site for herbicides" - was to find out what effects herbicides produce on the metabolism of plants so as to enable a more rational use of them. view more... (2004-01-22)
Researchers probe geographical ties to ALS cases among 1991 Gulf War veterans
Researchers from Duke University, the University of Cincinnati (UC) and the Durham Veterans Administration Medical Center are hoping to find a geographical pattern to help explain why 1991 Gulf War veterans contracted the fatal neurological disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at twice the normal rate during the decade after the conflict. view more (2008-07-22)
Neue informationswissenschaftliche Fachdatenbank auf STN
Seit kurzem bietet FIZ Karlsruhe über seinen in Wissenschaft und Technik führenden Online-Dienst STN International eine neue informationswissenschaftliche Datenbank von Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (USA) an. Damit stehen nun insgesamt 27 CSA-Datenbanken auf STN zur Verfügung. view more (2004-11-26)
Was beeinflusst tatsaechlich die Luftverschmutzung ueber dem Indischen Ozean?
Wissenschaftler des Max-Planck-Instituts fuer Chemie weisen betraechtliche Belastung der Atmosphaere in den Monsunuebergangszeiten nach view more (2004-08-25)
RSRT Advisor Makes Significant Discovery with Potential for Novel Therapeutic Approaches
A paper published online today in Nature Neuroscience reveals the presence of methyl CpG binding protein 2 (MeCP2) in glia. MeCP2 is a protein associated with a variety of neurological disorders, including Rett Syndrome, the most physically disabling of the autism spectrum disorders. view more (2009-02-23)
Discovery offers hope of halting Motor Neurone Disease progression
Scientists have discovered a causal link between the gene for a small protein involved in the formation of blood vessels and the development of some forms of Motor Neurone Disease. view more (2007-10-05)
Promising results in the battle against incurable ALS muscle disease
Leuven - ALS is an incurable, paralyzing neurodegenerative disorder that strikes 5 persons in every 100,000. The disease commonly affects healthy people in the most active period of their lives - without warning or previous family history. Researchers from VIB (the Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology), under the direction of Prof.... view more... (2004-11-29)
FIZ Karlsruhe bringt über eine Million französische Patentschriften auf STN International
Patentdatenbank FRANCEPAT mit ausführlichen Rechtsstandsdaten und über 400.000 technischen Zeichnungen / spezielle pharmazeutische Patente Das Fachinformationszentrum (FIZ) Karlsruhe hat sein umfassendes Angebot an Fachdatenbanken um die Patentdatenbank FRANCEPAT erweitert. FRANCEPAT ist ein kommerzieller Service, der im Auftrag des... view more... (2004-03-08)
Blood test predicts chance of dementia
Frontal lobe dementia (Frontotemporal Dementia, FTD) strikes people at an earlier age. After Alzheimer's disease, FTD is the form of dementia that occurs most frequently in patients younger than 65. view more (2009-03-06)
Tiny but toxic: MBL researchers discover a mechanism of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease
Tiny, toxic protein particles severely disrupt neurotransmission and inhibit delivery of key proteins in Alzheimer's disease, two separate studies by Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) researchers have found. view more (2009-03-27)
Fatal brain disease at work well before symptoms appear
University of Florida scientists have discovered why a paralyzing brain disorder speeds along more rapidly in some patients than others - a finding that may finally give researchers an entry point toward an effective treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, often referred to as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease. view more (2009-06-09)
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis may involve a form of sudden, rapid aging of the immune system
Premature aging of the immune system appears to play a role in the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, according to research scientists from the Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, and Sheba Medical Center in Israel. view more (2009-10-09)
Researchers genetically link Lou Gehrig's disease in humans to dog disease
An incurable, paralyzing disease in humans is now genetically linked to a similar disease in dogs. Researchers from the University of Missouri and the Broad Institute have found that the genetic mutation responsible for degenerative myelopathy (DM) in dogs is the same mutation that causes amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the human disease also... view more... (2009-01-22)
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