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Lab test finds epilepsy drug may help ALS patients(0)
A preliminary test has found that the drug talampanel, which is currently being used to treat symptoms for epilepsy, may be able to slow the muscle weakening associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Researchers from Indiana University and Johns Hopkins found that the drug safely slowed the deterioration of some daily activities of ALS patients including [...]
Knopp Neurosciences Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for KNS-760704 in ALS
Knopp Neurosciences Inc. announced that it received Fast Track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the development of KNS-760704 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Knopp has completed the randomized, placebo-controlled portion of its Phase 2 studies of KNS-760704 in 102 ALS patients and expects to initiate Phase 3 studies in the U.S. [...]
University of Texas ALS study focuses on metal interaction
Researchers at the University of Texas have identified an abnormality in molecules they believe is responsible for one form of Lou Gehrig’s disease.
The molecules, known as immature superoxide dismutase 1 or SOD1, can’t interact normally with metals that provide stability and instead become destructive knots that are seen in one inherited form of amyotrophic lateral [...]
Barry Winovich Needs To Drink More Coffee
Caffeine Appears To Be Beneficial In Males, But Not Females, With Lou Gehrig’s Disease
(Apr. 21, 2009) — Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal disease that damages key neurons in the brain and spinal cord. The disease causes progressive paralysis of voluntary muscles and often death within five years of symptoms. Although ALS (Lou Gehrig’s [...]
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