Scientists discover cellular mechanism to protect and repair mitochondria
Damage to the genetic material of mitochondria – the mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA for short – can lead to diseases ...
Tag: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
NUZ-001 shows positive results in human 3D brain model
Neurizon Therapeutics Limited (“Neurizon”), a clinical-stage biotech company dedicated to advancing treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, is pleased to advise that results ...
Evaluating the combined effect of electroacupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine on gut microbiota in ALS patients
Background and objectives Recent studies have highlighted a link between amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and gut microbiota. This prospective study ...
Living in disadvantaged areas reduces ALS survival time by over 30%
Living in a disadvantaged community may decrease the length of time a person can survive with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ...
C-Path supports innovative ALS, neurodegenerative disease research with new grant
Critical Path Institute's (C-Path) Translational Therapeutics Accelerator (TRxA) announced today a new research grant awarded to Daniela C. Zarnescu, Ph.D., ...
Blood test identifies specific pathologies in frontotemporal dementia, ALS, and PSP
In a study with 991 adults, scientists at DZNE show that the most common forms of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) as ...
Broken String Biosciences and the Francis Crick Institute collaborate to advance ALS research
Broken String Biosciences (“Broken String”), a genomics company driving development of the next generation of more precise, safe, and effective cell and gene therapies, today ...
Researchers develop first genetic maps for disease-linked DNA repeats
A research team led by the University of California, Irvine has built the first genetic reference maps for short lengths ...
Researchers find a promising approach to remove amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease starts with a sticky protein called amyloid beta that builds up into plaques in the brain, setting off ...
Microfluidic chips advance neurodegenerative disease research
A review article published in the journal Nature Communications provides a detailed overview of recent developments in microfluidic chip models ...