News tagged with sod1 gene
Human-cell-derived model of ALS provides a new way to study the majority of cases
For decades, scientists have studied a laboratory mouse model that develops signs of the paralyzing disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) as they age. In a new study appearing in Nature Biotechnology, investigators at Nat ...
Aug 11, 2011 |
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Compound shows potential for slowing progression of ALS
A chemical cousin of a drug currently used to treat sepsis dramatically slows the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease, in mice. The results offer a bit of good news in ...
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Oct 19, 2009 |
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Breakthrough with mutant gene that causes familial form of Lou Gehrig's disease
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease that eventually destroys most motor neurons, causing muscle weakness and atrophy throughout the body. There is no cure and the current treatment has ...
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Nov 22, 2010 |
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Mysterious cells may play role in ALS
(PhysOrg.com) -- By tracking the fate of a group of immature cells that persist in the adult brain and spinal cord, Johns Hopkins researchers discovered in mice that these cells undergo dramatic changes in ALS, also known ...
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Nov 17, 2010 |
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Researchers identify protein associated with sporadic ALS
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School have uncovered new evidence suggesting that the SOD1 gene, which is implicated in 20 percent of inherited cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig's ...
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Oct 18, 2010 |
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Studies confirm region of chromosome 9 linked to risk for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Genetic variations on chromosome 9 have been identified that might have a role in the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia. Findings in two separate Articles published Online First ...
Aug 30, 2010 |
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Neuron-damaging mechanism discovered in mouse model of inherited amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
New research uncovers what may be a primary neuron-damaging insult that occurs in an inherited form of a devastating neurodegenerative disorder. The study, published by Cell Press in the August 26th issue of the journal Neuron, descri ...
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Aug 25, 2010 |
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Researchers discover genetic link between both types of ALS
Researchers from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have discovered a link between sporadic and familial forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease also known as Lou Gehrig's ...
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May 05, 2010 |
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Scientists encouraged by new mouse model's similarities to human ALS
A new mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) closely resembles humans with the paralyzing disorder, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report.
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Oct 12, 2009 |
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Fatal brain disease at work well before symptoms appear
University of Florida scientists have discovered why a paralyzing brain disorder speeds along more rapidly in some patients than others — a finding that may finally give researchers an entry point toward an ...
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Researchers isolate first 'neuroprotective' gene in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
A genetic variant that substantially improves survival of individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, has been indentified by a consortium of researchers led by John Landers, ...
May 12, 2009 |
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Second MND gene mutation in one year signifies rapid research progress
A collaborative research project involving Professor Christopher Shaw of the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London (KCL), Dr Tom Kwiatkowski at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Professor Robert H Brown at ...
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Feb 26, 2009 |
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