ALLMedicine™ Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Center

Jan 18th, 2022 - There is considerable variability in disease progression for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) including the age of disease onset, site of disease onset, and survival time. There is growing evidence that short structural variations...

Jan 18th, 2022 - The understanding of lysosomes has come a long way since the initial discovery of their role in degrading cellular waste. The lysosome is now recognized as a highly dynamic organelle positioned at the crossroads of cell signaling, transcription, a...

Jan 17th, 2022 - To develop a multidimensional facial surface electromyographic (EMG) analysis for assessing bulbar involvement in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Fifty-four linear and nonlinear features were extracted from the surface EMG recordings for mass...

Jan 15th, 2022 - A minority (10%-15%) of cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the most common form of motor neurone disease (MND), are currently attributable to pathological variants in a single identifiable gene. With the emergence of new therapies targe...

Jan 15th, 2022 - Exposure to cyanotoxins has been linked to neurodegenerative diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's disease. While the cyanotoxin β-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) has received much attention, cyanobacteria pr...

Jan 9th, 2019 - Universally established comprehensive clinical bulbar scales objectively assessing disease progression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are currently lacking. The goal of this working group project is to design a best practice set of provisi...

Dec 25th, 2017 - Neurological diseases are frequently associated with swallowing disorders and malnutrition. Moreover, patients with neurological diseases are at increased risk of micronutrient deficiency and dehydration. On the other hand, nutritional factors may...

Oct 14th, 2009 - To systematically review evidence bearing on the management of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The authors analyzed studies from 1998 to 2007 to update the 1999 practice parameter. Topics covered in this section include breaking...

Jan 14th, 2022 - The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of BIIB067 when initiated in presymptomatic adult carriers of a superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) mutation with elevated neurofilament (NF). The secondary objectives of this study are to ...

Jan 13th, 2022 - Objective: In this Phase I, proof-of-concept study, we aim to determine whether an antiretroviral regimen approved to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection would also suppress levels of Human Endogenous Retrovirus-K (HERV-K) found to ...

Jan 12th, 2022 - To evaluate and compare the efficacy of two dosing regimens of oral edaravone in subjects with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) based on the change in ALS Functional Rating Scale- Revised (ALSFRS-R) score from baseline up to Week 48:

Jan 5th, 2022 - Multicenter, multinational, double-blind, randomized (2:1), placebo-controlled Phase III study to investigate the efficacy and safety of 100 mg FAB122 once daily as oral formulation in ALS patients.

Dec 16th, 2021 - Objective: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 4 (ALS4) is an inherited form of motor neuron disease caused by mutation in the senataxin (SETX) gene. The main goal of this study will be to collect clinical and molecular biomarkers from patients wit...

Jan 17th, 2022 - Long-term add-on treatment with intravenous (IV) edaravone is not associated with any change in the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), new research shows. These findings contradict those from the drug trial the US Food and Drug Ad...

Dec 15th, 2021 - National Football League players are nearly four times more likely to develop amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) than men in the general population, with long-term players at greatest risk, a new study shows. The findings are the latest to show i...

Sep 21st, 2021 - Elevated levels of HDL and apolipoprotein A1 were linked to a lower risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), U.K. Biobank data showed. (Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, & Psychiatry) Also from the U.K. Biobank cohort: age-related macular de...

Sep 14th, 2021 - Elevated levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and apolipoprotein A1 (apoA1) are associated with a reduced risk for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), new research shows. The study also linked a higher ratio of total cholesterol to HDL with a...

Aug 23rd, 2021 - (Reuters) - AstraZeneca's new antibody therapy reduced the risk of people developing COVID-19 symptoms by 77% in a late-stage trial, putting the drugmaker on track to offer protection to those who respond poorly to vaccines. The company said on Fr...