Lab-grown mini brains for neurodegenerative disease
Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge report “the development of a cerebral organoid slice model [MORE]
ALS patients communicate with a wearable sensor
From MIT’s Media Lab: “The wearable includes a silicone film that contains four piezoelectric [MORE]
Gene therapy for ALS
While it has only been demonstrated in mice, researchers at the University of California-San Diego Medical School [MORE]
Reversing Ataxia in Mice
Ataxia, in its most severe form and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis share the same symptoms of life-threatening, deteriorating [MORE]
ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is an incurable motor neuron disease with no known cure. It afflicts about 140,000 people each year [MORE]