Although a small percentage of patients with ALS have a familial form, most have sporadic disease. Many risk factors for the development of sporadic ALS have been proposed and examined ...

To date, experts consider most cases of ALS to be “sporadic,” with the only two established risk factors including age ... The most common cause of ALS-related death is respiratory failure ...

This important study demonstrates that physical activity is not a risk factor for the development of ALS and may actually ... of exposures may have been the cause; this study eliminates physical ...

Altered activity of ancient viral genes were linked to neurodegenerative diseases including ALS in a recent analysis.

Thirteen of the mutations increased the risk of ALS, while 38 were protective ... whereas nuclear DNA is inherited from both ...

The National Institute of Aging awarded a $7.3 million research grant for the study of NU-9 as a treatment for ...

There are currently no FDA-approved treatments for ALS that preserve breathing function or extend life by more than two or three months, the company noted. The leading cause of death in patients ...

Trace Neuroscience aims to advance an RNA-binding therapy designed to preserve — and potentially improve — muscle function in ...

Target enrollment in the chronic cohort of our Phase 1b/2a clinical trial of NVG-291 in individuals with spinal cord injury ...

He stressed the importance of the molecular-level research saying that "knowing the molecular cause and targeting ... population at a greater risk of developing ALS". Furthermore, "we have made ...

Since acquiring the Pitarrilla project in July 2022, Endeavour has re-logged historic drill core to further understand the ...

Thirteen of the mutations increased the risk of ALS, while 38 were protective ... whereas nuclear DNA is inherited from both parents. Hereditary genetic factors are the main cause of ALS cases – only ...