New drug may limit progression of genetic form of ALS
A preliminary clinical study has demonstrated that the experimental drug tofersen may be effective in the treatment of a genetic form of ALS.
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AAN 2019: Does playing soccer increase your risk of ALS?
Researchers have demonstrated that there may be a link between playing professional soccer and developing ALS. Soccer players studied were almost twice as likely to develop the disease than the general population.
Build-up of RNA-binding proteins found in individuals with ALS and dementia
Researchers have revealed that RNA-binding proteins accumulate in the brains of people with non-heritable amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia.
Investigational therapy for ALS now in clinical trials
A potential new therapeutic for inherited amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which extended survival and reversed fatal neuromuscular damage in rodents, has entered Phase I/II clinical trials.
