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Researchers find a protective probiotic for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A probiotic bacterium called Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus HA-114 prevents neurodegeneration in the C. elegans worm, an animal model used to study amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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Repeated infections associated with increased risk of some neurodegenerati
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 16 (ANI): Infections treated with speciality hospital care in early and mid-life are associated with an increased subsequent risk of Alzheimer's (AD) and Parkinson's diseases (PD), but not amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a new study.
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Potential benefits of re-purposed drug for motor neuron disease patients
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): According to a recent study, a medication commonly used to treat enlarged prostates and high blood pressure has demonstrated promise as a potential new treatment for motor neuron disease (MND), also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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Patients with motor neuron disease might benefit from repurposed medicatio
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Edinburgh [UK], August 11 (ANI): According to a recent study, a medication commonly used to treat enlarged prostates and high blood pressure has demonstrated promise as a potential new treatment for motor neuron disease (MND), also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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ALS may now be diagnosed with simple, reliable blood tests: Study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 30 (ANI): A new research has found that blood tests may enable a more accurate diagnosis of ALS at an earlier stage of the disease.
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Study finds new insights about tau protein in ALS patients
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Boston [US], November 30 (ANI): A team of researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital have found that people suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS who carry a mutation in the C9orf72 gene, exhibit elevated levels of tau and phosphorylated tau protein in their motor cortex
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Future risk of ALS linked to blood lipoprotein levels
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): The findings of a large epidemiology study published recently suggests that some blood lipid biomarkers linked to cardiovascular disease risk are also associated with a lower risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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Abnormal response to cellular stress associated with Huntington's disease
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US] June 24 (ANI): During a new University of California, Irvine-led study, researchers found that the persistence of a marker of chronic cellular stress, previously associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia
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Study finds new gene that might increase risk of ALS
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 18 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers identified a new gene that may increase a person's risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The gene, called TP73, produces a protein to help regulate the life cycle of a cell.
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Scientists discover new genetic form of ALS in children
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 1 (ANI): In a study of 11 medical-mystery patients, an international team of researchers led by scientists at the National Institutes of Health and the Uniformed Services University (USU) discovered a new and unique form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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Consuming antiepileptic drug in ALS can reduce motor neuron excitability
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 13 (ANI): A new study suggests that the antiepileptic drug ezogabine reduced pathologic excitability of cortical and spinal motor neuron cells that are early signs of clinical dysfunction in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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Antiepileptic drug reduces motor neuron excitability in ALS
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI): The antiepileptic drug ezogabine reduced pathologic excitability of cortical and spinal motor neuron cells that are early signs of clinical dysfunction in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a study.
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