ALS News 2006
  • Military Connection Deserves Further Study, New Report Says [12/21/06]
  • Nonviral Gene Delivery Forges Ahead [12/7/06]
  • Researchers From Around the World Present Findings at International Conference on ALS [12/1/06]
  • A Fitness Mogul, Stricken by Illness, Hunts for Genes [WSJ Online - 11/30/06]
  • Scan of Entire Human Genome Finds Unexpected New Clues on Lou Gehrig's Disease [11/30/06]
  • FDA Withholds OK of Involuntary Emotional Expression Drug [11/27/06]
  • Study Probes ALS Risk, Severity Factors [11/13/06]
  • Copaxone To Be Studied in ALS Overseas [11/08/06]
  • ALS Drug Combination Testing Moves to Next Stage [11/6/06]
  • Part of New Medicare Policy Fixed [11/3/06]
  • Arimoclomol Safe, Well Tolerated In ALS [11/2/06]
  • Jerry Lewis, MDA Request Postponement of New Medicare Policy for Power Wheelchairs [11/1/06]
  • Researchers to Collect Blood, Data on ALS, Other Motor Neuron Disorders [10/19/06]
  • ALS-Related Findings Reported at Meeting [10/18/06]
  • Emerging Technologies May Track Progression As Treatments Tested [10/18/06]
  • ALS Patient Operates Computer With Thoughts Alone [10/17/06]
  • Human Stem Cells Aid Rats With ALS [10/16/06]
  • Protein Suggests ALS, Frontotemporal Degeneration Linked [10/13/06]
  • ALS Registries Yield Data, Research Leads [10/13/06]
  • Noninvasive Ventilation Prolongs Life in ALS [10/10/06]
  • Study Finds Oscillation Vest Doesn't Help in ALS [10/10/06]
  • Study Correlates Riluzole With Longer Survival [10/5/06]
  • Scientists Report Advances in Stem Cell Technology [10/2/06]
  • Researchers Test Modafinil for ALS-Related Fatigue [9/29/06]
  • Study of Ceftriaxone In ALS Seeks Participants [9/26/06]
  • Treating Non-Neuronal Cells Possible Option in ALS [9/8/06]
  • FDA Postpones Decision on Drug That May Improve Emotional Control in ALS [9/5/06]
  • Stem Cell Research Robust, Despite Veto [8/31/06]
  • New Brain-Computer Interface Reads Movement Signals [8/28/06]
  • Arimoclomol Safety Trial in ALS Complete [8/23/06]
  • Antisense Reduces SOD1, Prolongs Survival In ALS Rats [8/17/06]
  • No VEGF Variants Found in North American ALS Patients [8/14/06]
  • MDA Clinician, Researcher, Board Member Receives Award [7/21/06]
  • Variant of Parkinson's Drug Tested In ALS [7/19/06]
  • Ceftriaxone To Be Tested In ALS Patients [7/11/06]
  • Variations in 'Detox' Enzymes Linked to ALS, Strengthening ALS-Gulf War Link [7/5/06]
  • Two Meds May Be Better Than One [6/28/06]
  • Mouse Stem Cells Treat Paralysis in Rats [6/21/06]
  • Drug Combinations To Be Tested in ALS [6/20/06]
  • Investigators Study Nutrition, Respiratory Support In ALS [6/13/06]
  • Anti-Enzyme Compound Prolongs Survival in ALS-Destined Mice [6/9/06]
  • ALS Community Exchanges Ideas At AAN Meeting [6/6/06]
  • New Compound Boosts Glutamate Transport In ALS-Affected Rodents [5/23/06]
  • Mice With ALS Benefit From Thalidomide [5/18/06]
  • NIV Improves Quality of Life For All, Longevity for Most With ALS [5/9/06]
  • FDA to Allow Ceftriaxone Study [5/4/06]
  • ALS, Dementia Linked to Chromosome 9 [4/13/06]
  • Angiogenin Gene Mutations Likely Boost ALS Susceptibility [4/5/06]
  • Spinal Fluid Protein Levels Useful In ALS Diagnosis [3/28/06]
  • MDA Funds Large-Scale Gene Screening Project To Find ALS Clues [3/20/06]
  • Neurodegeneration Appears Tied To Molecular Motor Breakdowns [3/15/06]
  • Wobbler Mouse Gene ID May Unlock New Doors [3/9/06]
  • Stanley Appel Receives 2005 Forbes Norris Award [2/23/06]
  • SOD1 Mutations Kill Nerve Cells - With Help [2/17/06]
  • 36 of 50 With ALS Tolerate Noninvasive Ventilation [2/14/06]
  • Over $12.7 Million Committed to ALS Research: See Funded Projects
  • MDA Launches ALS Translational Research Program [2/10/06]
  • Pentoxifylline Not Helpful in ALS [2/7/06]
  • Arimoclomol Trial Open to ALS Patients [2/6/06]
  • International ALS Meeting Covers Research, Care and Goals [2/2/06]
  • MDA-Funded ALS Registry Now Online [2/1/06]
  • Copaxone Results Encourage Investigators [1/24/06]
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