November 2016

Brain implant helps woman with ALS communicate

(CNN)In 2008, mother of three Hanneke de Bruijne was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou ... part of University Medical School Utrecht. Ramsay led the research. The device was implanted in Dutch-born de Bruijne, now ...

Decoding ALS: from genes to mechanism

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive and uniformly fatal neurodegenerative disease. A plethora of genetic factors have been identified that drive the degeneration of motor neurons in ALS, increase susceptibility to the disease or influence ...

Collapse of mitochondria-associated membrane in ALS

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an adult onset ... especially focused on preventing the MAM disruption for ALS patients. Together with the research from other groups, collapse of the MAM is widely observed in the other genetic causes of ALS ...

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