A database with long-term ALS respiratory data has been made available to scientists worldwide, with the goal of accelerating research.

respiratory failure and dementia. Despite the devastating nature of the disease, little is known about what first triggers ...

Researchers have uncovered a mechanism that may trigger ALS’s earliest stages, identifying proteins that mislocalize, causing ...

The condition is a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disorder leading to wasting, paralysis, and eventual death from ...

The ZEPHYRx platform offers an end-to-end solution for respiratory monitoring by enabling frequent, accurate, and consistent pulmonary function testing. Since ALS is a degenerative disease that ...

Indeed, he pointed out that "the main cause of death in ALS is respiratory failure". In a nutshell, as the diseases runs its course, the signals going to the muscles involved in breathing, such as the ...

A funding boost of more than £78 million will help UCL scientists working to develop a potential treatment for motor neurone ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common form of MND and there is currently no cure for the condition which ...

Approximately 5,000 people in the U.S. develop amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) each year. On average, they survive for only two to five years ...

HealthDay News — Transitioning from cigarettes to electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) is associated with resolution of respiratory symptoms, but the rate of resolution is reduced among those who ...

Scientists are working on a way to restore the production of a protein that is essential for communication in the brain and ...

TORONTO, Oct. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The ALS Society of Canada (ALS Canada) applauds the Ontario government's commitment of $13 million over three years in the 2024 Fall Economic Statement to ...