ALS News
New Promising Neurological Treatment for Alzheimer's used in ALS in Phase 2 Clinical Trials
ALS NEWS - September 13, 2020
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a neurological disease that affects 400,000 people worldwide. It is characterized by progressive loss... Read More
Phase II ALS Clinical Trial Produces Promising Results for AMX0035
ALS NEWS - September 11, 2020
The Pharmaceutical company AMYLYX recently released promising results for the ALS drug AMX0035 after Phase II clinical trials were completed. The results d... Read More
A Potential ALS Treatment is Back on Track After COVID-19 Disruption
ALS NEWS - August 31, 2020
This global pandemic has put a lot of things on pause. From sports to drug research, the world is doing a complete reboot. One of the biggest setbacks is fundin... Read More
Clene Nanomedicine Develops New Therapy for ALS Using Gold Nanocrystals
ALS NEWS - August 29, 2020
Clene Nanotechnologies, a Utah based company, has developed a nano-therapetic for neurodegenerative disorders including ALS. To date, Clene's preclinical tr... Read More
New Promising Neurological Treatment Involves ALS in Phase 2 Clinical Trials
ALS NEWS - August 28, 2020
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a neurological disease that affects 400,000 people worldwide. It is characterized by progressive loss... Read More
ALS Clinical Trials Actively Recruiting
ALS NEWS - August 05, 2020
ALS Crowd is dedicated to connecting researchers, doctors, patients, and caregivers/family members in order to support, educate, and find patterns in therapy to... Read More
Uncovering the Benefits of Riluzole for ALS Patients
ALS NEWS - August 01, 2020
Riluzole is the only FDA-approved drug therapy for ALS patients. The American Academy of Neurology recommends that Riluzole should be offered to ... Read More
US Veterans Experiencing Slower Progression and Living Longer with ALS
ALS NEWS - July 27, 2020
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive disease that affects upper and lower motor neurons and typically leads to death within 3-5 years. However,&... Read More
New Breakthrough in Silencing ALS Gene SOD1
ALS NEWS - July 14, 2020
ALS is generally classified into two categories, familial or hereditary ALS and sporadic or non-hereditary ALS. Those with familial ALS (fALS) have mutations in... Read More
New Cells Discovered to be Involved in ALS
ALS NEWS - July 08, 2020
Brown University researchers identified specific cells (glial cells) within the nervous system cells as a potential source of decay in diseases like ALS. T... Read More
Pimozide May Provide Better Quality of Life for ALS patients
ALS NEWS - June 18, 2020
Pimozide is a drug currently being used to suppress the physical (motor) and vocal (phonic) symptoms of tics when these symptoms interfere with daily life ... Read More
Genetic Mutation Affecting Proteins Could Cause ALS
ALS NEWS - June 14, 2020
Over 5,000 people are diagnosed with ALS each year in the United States. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is a disease that attacks the very roots of hum... Read More
It is time to ACT against ALS!
ALS NEWS - June 10, 2020
Two pieces of legislation are making their way through congress that could drastically improve the lives of those with ALS. The first is a bill intended to... Read More
