VA health researchers get 90-day extension, but mass layoffs still loom
The firings by Trump aide Elon Musk's DOGE disrupted health studies that were meant to follow patients over time, VA ...
Woman Learns She Has Same Disease that Took the Lives of Her Mom and Sister, Leaving Teenage Son 'Absolutely Devastated'
Holly Turner's doctors initially thought her tremors were due to stress, but they were symptoms of ALS, which also took the ...
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Smartphone app may help in monitoring ALS beyond clinic visits
A study indicates ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised self-assessments using a smartphone app were as reliable as those done ...
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Denali's ALS drug fails to redeem itself, missing key biomarker in trial extension
Denali Therapeutics’ amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) drug has racked up another clinical miss this year, leaving the ...
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New clue on what is leading to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and ALS
Researchers have revealed a new scientific clue that could unlock the key cellular pathway leading to devastating neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ...
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Repurposed amyotrophic lateral sclerosis drug becomes imaging probe to help diagnose neurodegeneration
The researchers repurposed the drug edaravone, an antioxidant used to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), as a probe ...
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New HEALEY trial analyses further show CNM-Au8’s survival benefits
CNM-Au8 prolonged survival for people with ALS relative to those who received the investigational treatment zilucoplan or a ...
New headset reads minds and uses AR, AI and machine learning to help people with locked-in-syndrome communicate with loved ones again
Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...
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Non-invasive brain headset gives back power of speech to ALS patients
Patients with ALS often lose their ability to speak making it harder to communicate with their family. This AI-powered device ...
New scientific clue could unlock key cellular pathway leading to neurodegenerative diseases
In Nature Neuroscience, UConn School of Medicine researchers have revealed a new scientific clue that could unlock the key cellular pathway leading to devastating neurodegenerative diseases like ...
This Startup Lets Paralyzed People Use Computers–Without A Chip In Their Head
Startup Cognixion, which has developed a noninvasive brain-computer interface, has begun a clinical trial for patients with ...