ALS

Breakthrough research on fruit flies may pave way for ALS cure

The work on fruit flies in the lab shows how protein interactions can preserve or prevent the nerve cell death that is a hallmark of ALS.

Israeli firm uses AI to help fully paralyzed woman speak again

The groundbreaking Israeli development allows patients to regain their voice with the help of AI

Technicians help develop a stem cell treatment for nerve-degenerative disease ALS in the laboratory.

Ady Barkan, healthcare activist who fought Lou Gehrig’s disease, dies at 39

In 2017, as a new father given just years to live, he literally threw his body into action, protesting Republican initiatives at the U.S. Capitol, crisscrossing the country and raising millions.

By BEN SALES/JTA
02/11/2023

Tiny sensors allows this ALS patient to communicate

At 62 words per minute, with a vocabulary of 125,000, brain sensor implants helped interpret a woman's intended speech and printed it on screen.

Prof. Boaz Lerner of Ben-Gurion University uses a new platform for predicting ALS disease progressio

Israeli chain launches campaign for Global ALS Awareness Day

In honor of the Global ALS Awareness Day, Israeli chain Noi Sheda and IsrA.L.S. Association is partnering up for a new campaign.

By YOSEFA KIMCHI/WALLA!
29/06/2023

Elite soccer players 1.5 times more likely to develop Alzheimer's -study

A new study aimed to determine the risk of neurodegenerative disease among male players in the top Swedish soccer division Allsvenskan compared to the general population.

New research uncovers method to prevent DNA breakdown, aging - study

The research focuses on a protein called SIRT6, which seems to have remarkable properties.

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