Archive for September, 2011
« Previous Entries Next Entries »Girls Soccer: High Point out to raise funds for Lou Gehrig’s Disease – New Jersey Herald
Friday, September 30th, 2011
Girls Soccer: High Point out to raise funds for Lou Gehrig's DiseaseNew Jersey HeraldShe had no idea he was battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) until her parents told her about the deadly disease. “When I first heard he had ALS, I wasn't really sure what the disease was,” Brooke Derin said. “I wasn't aware how [...]
Genetic cause of neurodegenerative disorders unravelled – PHG Foundation
Thursday, September 29th, 2011Genetic cause of neurodegenerative disorders unravelledPHG FoundationTo methodically study the loci associated with the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as motor neuron disease (MND) to identify genetic elements responsible for this neurodegenerative disorder. The researchers have previously discovered a strong …
Letting the sun shine – Emporia Gazette
Thursday, September 29th, 2011Letting the sun shineEmporia GazetteFor many sufferers, a diagnosis of ALS offers only a small window of continued normal living. According to the US National Library of Medicine, the disease causes a gradual decay of nerve cells that disrupts their ability to convey messages from the …
Synapse Biomedical Receives FDA Approval for NeuRx Diaphragm Pacing System … – Sacramento Bee
Thursday, September 29th, 2011Synapse Biomedical Receives FDA Approval for NeuRx Diaphragm Pacing System …Sacramento BeeIn 2004, this research expanded to include patients with ALS. Presently, Dr. Onders holds the Margaret and Walter Remen Chair in Surgical Innovation and is a professor of Surgery at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. ALS has affected …Diaphragm pacing system receives [...]
ALS Treatment May Be Revolutionized By New Findings – ThirdAge
Thursday, September 29th, 2011ThirdAge ALS Treatment May Be Revolutionized By New FindingsThirdAgeEmbryonic stem cell research overseen by the Obama adminstration will now continue to receive federal money to fund it, … Read Morea US appeals court ruled Friday. A link between the neurodegenerative disease ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and …
Synapse Biomedical Receives FDA Approval for NeuRx Diaphragm Pacing System … – PR Newswire (press release)
Thursday, September 29th, 2011Synapse Biomedical Receives FDA Approval for NeuRx Diaphragm Pacing System …PR Newswire (press release)In 2004, this research expanded to include patients with ALS. Presently, Dr. Onders holds the Margaret and Walter Remen Chair in Surgical Innovation and is a professor of Surgery at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. ALS has affected …and more »
Allon Granted Important US Patent for Preclinical Compound AL-408 – Emailwire (press release)
Thursday, September 29th, 2011Allon Granted Important US Patent for Preclinical Compound AL-408Emailwire (press release)AL-408 has also shown potential neuroprotective activity in a preclinical model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)2. Dr. Alistair Stewart, Allon's Vice President of Commercial Research, said this new US patent provides protection for an important …and more »
Browns linebacker Fujita gets time off for a good cause – SunHerald.com
Thursday, September 29th, 2011Browns linebacker Fujita gets time off for a good causeSunHerald.comGleason, who retired in 2008, has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease – which damages the nerves that control voluntary muscle movement. "It was a very emotional couple of days," Fujita said. …and more »
Patient, doctors encouraged by ALS trial – CNN
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011Patient, doctors encouraged by ALS trialCNNALS patients lose muscle function in the lungs until they can no longer breathe. Most people with ALS die from respiratory failure within three to five years of first symptoms, according to the National Institute of Health. The disease causes nerves to …
Genetic mutation linked to inherited forms of ALS, dementia – National Institutes of Health (press release)
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011Genetic mutation linked to inherited forms of ALS, dementiaNational Institutes of Health (press release)The research results appeared online in Neuron on Sept. 21, 2011. Researchers found that a mutation on a single gene, C9ORF72 on the short arm of chromosome 9, accounts for nearly 50 percent of the directly inherited, familial ALS and FTD in [...]
« Previous Entries Next Entries »