Archive Monthly Archives: September 2017
ALS Bulbar-Onset Patients Show Extensive Brain Damage
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) patients usually exhibit symptoms of brain damage related to their disease sub-type. Researchers have evidence that patients with bulbar-onset ALS have more extensive
Continue readingDestruction of Brain Regions Linked to Thinking Abilities Cause of ALS Cognitive Problems
Studies have shown that patients of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) with cognitive difficulties exhibit brain damage in the brain regions that are necessary for thinking. This aspect has been attributed
Continue readingFunctional Brain Network Topology of ALS Patients as Evident In Disability
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) can be regarded as one of the most fatal neurodegenerative diseases and is characterised by affecting the upper and lower motor neurons. Notably, all motor functions
Continue readingEventual Brain Damage Observed to go Beyond Motor Neuron Death In ALS
Recent scientific observations have shown that Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) patients who have progressed to an advanced stage of the disease experience difficulties in controlling their muscles.
Continue readingCommunicating At Last: Locked-In ALS Patients Using Blood Oxygen Levels to Communicate
Completely paralysed Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) patients who were also unable to talk can now communicate. They make use of a computer interface that can detect their thoughts by monitoring their
Continue readingRole Of Behavioural Changes and Cognitive Impairment In Mortality For ALS Patients
A recent report from researchers following a study demonstrated that patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) who develop Frontotemporal Syndrome (FTS), have their lives cut short in spite of
Continue readingNew Hope For Patients Using Animal Model ALS Genetics
Not so long ago, researchers reviewed the strengths and weaknesses of animal models currently in use for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) research. The study looked into the transition from animal models
Continue readingTreatment Of Dogs With ALS-Like Disease Provides Hope For Humans
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) continues to affect and consume the lives of thousands of people around the world. A new and different therapy that suppresses specific gene expressions is currently
Continue readingStudy On Suppressed Ataxin-2 Gives ALS Patients Hope Of Survival
The ALS Association defines ALS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, as “a neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord”. It is a condition where the muscles of the
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