Tag: ALS

Some Foods May Extend Life of ALS Patients

People with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who eat more foods high in certain omega-3 fatty acids like flaxseed oil, walnuts, canola oil and pumpkin seeds may have a slower physical decline from the disease and may have a slightly extended survival. The study, which looked at the survival of people with ALS over the course… Continue reading Some Foods May Extend Life of ALS Patients

Heads or Tails: ALS or Lyme Disease?

Flip a coin to decide what incurable disease you might have?  I wish it was as easy as that. In my experience, it took much more time, research, testing and hoping for a diagnosis that we could literally live with.  My husband was diagnosed with Lyme Disease and three years later he died from ALS… Continue reading Heads or Tails: ALS or Lyme Disease?

Toward A Better Understanding of ALS

Researchers have made a discovery that could lead to a better understanding of astrocytes, a type of cell in the brain that is thought to play a role in Lou Gehrig’s disease, also called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS; Alzheimer’s disease; Huntington’s disease; and other neurological disorders. Neuroscientists from UCLA are are the first to… Continue reading Toward A Better Understanding of ALS

Study Opens A New Door for ALS Drug Discovery

For the first time, scientists at the University of North Carolina Health Care in Chapel Hill have pinned down the structure of toxic clumps of a protein associated with a large number of Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) cases, opening new avenues in the pursuit of drugs to stem the disease. To create treatments for a… Continue reading Study Opens A New Door for ALS Drug Discovery

New approach to treating ALS

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a neurodegenerative disease that primarily kills motor neurons, leading to paralysis and death two to fiv years from diagnosis. Currently ALS has no cure. Despite promising early-stage research, the majority of drugs in development for ALS have failed. Now researchers at Thomas Jefferson University… Continue reading New approach to treating ALS

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge: For a Good Cause…or Foolishness?

It all began quite simply. A novel idea to raise awareness about a lesser-known terminal disease. The idea: Dump a bucket of ice water over your head and donate $10.00. Choose against dunking and instead donate $100.00 (or whatever you are able). An idea that took on a life of its own and catapulted awareness… Continue reading The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge: For a Good Cause…or Foolishness?