September 2016

Diagnosing Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration

Conditions:   Corticobasal Syndrome;   Progressive Supranuclear Palsy;   Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia;   Semantic Dementia;   Progressive Nonfluent Aphasia;   Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and/or Frontotemporal Dementia
Intervention:   Other: Observational Study
Sponsor:   University Health Network, Toronto
Recruiting - verified November 2016

Scientists reverse protein clumping involved in ALS progression

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (UPI) --Stabilizing a protein in the brain may help reverse or prevent amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, according to new research at the University of North Carolina. A mutation to SOD1 causes it to clump and kill neurons in the brain ...

Delaying Motor Neuron Loss

Dr Borges’ research tested if giving oral triheptanoin could ... There is no cure for MND, which is also known as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). University of Queensland. (2016, September 16). Delaying Motor Neuron Loss. NeuroscienceNews.

Applause: Cyclists ride for ALS support and research

Their goal was to help support families affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and to fund research into the disease, known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. To that end, about 200 cyclists rode through the streets of Vaudreuil-Dorion and surroundings ...

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