VA health researchers get 90-day extension, but mass layoffs still loom
The firings by Trump aide Elon Musk's DOGE disrupted health studies that were meant to follow patients over time, VA ...
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New clue on what is leading to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and ALS
Researchers have revealed a new scientific clue that could unlock the key cellular pathway leading to devastating neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ...
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Blood Tests Highly Accurate in ALS Diagnosis, Prognosis
Four serum neurofilament light chain tests show high accuracy in diagnosing ALS and predicting its progression, new research suggests.
Woman Learns She Has Same Disease that Took the Lives of Her Mom and Sister, Leaving Son 'Absolutely Devastated'
Holly Turner's doctors initially thought her tremors were due to stress, but they were symptoms of ALS A mom has been ...
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Multi-year Grant from National Institutes of Health URGenT Network Funds Treatment of Patients with Ultra-Rare CHCHD10-ALS
Lorem, a nonprofit foundation, today announced that nine patients with an ultra-rare type of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have been treated during the first year of a multi-year grant from the ...
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Smartphone app may help in monitoring ALS beyond clinic visits
A study indicates ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised self-assessments using a smartphone app were as reliable as those done ...
New scientific clue could unlock key cellular pathway leading to neurodegenerative diseases
In Nature Neuroscience, UConn School of Medicine researchers have revealed a new scientific clue that could unlock the key cellular pathway leading to devastating neurodegenerative diseases like ...
New headset reads minds and uses AR, AI and machine learning to help people with locked-in-syndrome communicate with loved ones again
Cognixion's Axon-R headset is a device designed to read brain activity using EEG as a direct input for controls. Using brain ...
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Non-invasive brain headset gives back power of speech to ALS patients
Patients with ALS often lose their ability to speak making it harder to communicate with their family. This AI-powered device ...