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Cannabinoids: Promising ALS Treatment Option For Patients

Cannabis derived compounds otherwise known as Cannabinoids have to be found to be an effective ALS treatment option for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). ALS is a neurodegenerative disease that causes

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New ALS Therapy Developed Uses C – Reactive Protein for Diagnosis

In pursuit of stopping the progression of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, researchers are studying the correlation between C- reactive Protein (CRP) Levels and the disease progression rate in ALS patients.

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Use of Butyrate in Delaying ALS Symptoms and Increasing Life Span of Mouse Models

In recent study, mouse models of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) have been fed the bacterial product known as butyrate. From this, they have exhibited enhancement of their gut health, delayed the onset

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Probiotics: New Naturally Occurring Inhibitor Of ALS Progression

Bacterial imbalance in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract was found to contribute to the rapid progression of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. The research team comprised of scientists from Kansas City University

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ALS Bulbar-Onset Patients Show Extensive Brain Damage

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) patients usually exhibit symptoms of brain damage related to their disease sub-type. Researchers have evidence that patients with bulbar-onset ALS have more extensive

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Destruction of Brain Regions Linked to Thinking Abilities Cause of ALS Cognitive Problems

Studies have shown that patients of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) with cognitive difficulties exhibit brain damage in the brain regions that are necessary for thinking. This aspect has been attributed

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Functional Brain Network Topology of ALS Patients as Evident In Disability

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) can be regarded as one of the most fatal neurodegenerative diseases and is characterised by affecting the upper and lower motor neurons. Notably, all motor functions

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Eventual Brain Damage Observed to go Beyond Motor Neuron Death In ALS

Recent scientific observations have shown that Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) patients who have progressed to an advanced stage of the disease experience difficulties in controlling their muscles.

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Communicating At Last: Locked-In ALS Patients Using Blood Oxygen Levels to Communicate

Completely paralysed Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) patients who were also unable to talk can now communicate. They make use of a computer interface that can detect their thoughts by monitoring their

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