Early B-cell therapy linked to better MS disease control
For people recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), early treatment choices were associated with only slight differences after…
Multiple sclerosis treatment approach developed at Mainz University moves toward clinical application
A therapeutic approach pioneered in Mainz for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) is taking an important step…
Shared protein pathology redefines treatment for multiple neurodegenerative diseases
On the surface, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE) might seem…
Gut immune cells may improve multiple sclerosis treatment outcomes
B-cell depletion therapies, in which B cells of the immune system, which may drive disease activity in multiple…
New gene therapy strategy uses the brain’s own glymphatic transport system for drug delivery
A new study describes a gene therapy strategy that uses the brain’s own glymphatic transport system to distribute…
Experimental drug shields nerve cells from damage caused by ALS
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS, received widespread awareness in the summer of 2014 thanks to an Ice Bucket…
Multiple sclerosis affects social life and work beyond physical health
Multiple sclerosis (MS) can have a substantial impact on many aspects of life beyond physical health, with 51%…
‘Only death can stop me’: terminally ill Chinese tycoon works 12 hours daily to cure ALS
A former Chinese e-commerce executive in the final stages of a rare disease is still working 12-hour days,…
U-M Health neurosurgeons complete first human implant of wireless brain computer interface
Neurosurgeons at University of Michigan Health completed the first-in-human implant of a Paradromics Inc., wireless brain-computer interface, or…
A new global collaboration to expand patient-derived stem cell models and accelerate treatments
A new global initiative launched today aims to close a critical gap in ALS/MND drug discovery – current…
Anti-aging drug combination causes brain damage in mice
A two-drug combination frequently used in anti-aging research causes brain damage in mice, University of Connecticut researchers report…
Gene mutation that aids high-altitude survival could repair myelin sheath damage
A genetic mutation that helps animals like yaks and Tibetan antelopes survive at high altitudes may hold the key to repairing…