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2. Experimental treatment pushed by ALS patients gets day ... - AOL

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   NurOwn is the clearest test yet of how far the agency may be willing to bend to approve a new medicine for a rare and deadly condition with few treatment options. ALS gradually destroys nerve ...

3. Denali-Sanofi's ALS drug fails to meet mid-stage trial goal - AOL

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   This marks the latest setback in the long list of roadblocks in the path to develop effective treatments against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a condition which affects 16,000 to 32,000 ...

4. ALS drug will be pulled from US market after study showed ...

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   The maker of a drug for Lou Gehrig’s disease that recently failed in a large study said Thursday it will pull the medicine from the market, acknowledging it didn't help patients with the deadly ...

5. Riluzole - Wikipedia

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   Riluzole is a medication used to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other motor neuron diseases. Riluzole delays the onset of ventilator-dependence or tracheostomy in some people and may increase survival by two to three months. [5] Riluzole is available in tablet and liquid form.

6. New treatment may slow ALS, with help from Ice Bucket ... - AOL

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   An experimental medication may slow the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, researchers reported Wednesday. The research was supported in part by donations from the Ice Bucket ...

7. ALS - Wikipedia

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   The number of those with ALS in the United States in 2015 was 5.2 people per 100,000, and was higher in whites, males, and people over 60 years old. [124] The number of new cases is about 0.8 people per 100,000 per year in East Asia and about 0.7 people per 100,000 per year in South Asia.

8. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research - Wikipedia

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   Familial ALS is the most studied; however, a new technique that was recently introduced is the use of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC). [2] In this study the researcher can isolate skin fibroblast from a patient with familial or sporadic ALS and reprogram them into motor neuron to study ALS. [ 2 ]

9. FDA advisers vote against experimental ALS treatment ... - AOL

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   Federal health advisers voted overwhelmingly against an experimental treatment for Lou Gehrig’s disease at a Wednesday meeting prompted by years of patient efforts seeking access to the unproven ...