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  2. 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]

  3. ALS Therapy Development Institute - Wikipedia

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    The institute has raised and spent more than $100 million on research into effective treatments for ALS and practices open-source science. [19] After the discovery that the multiple sclerosis drug Gilenya might also be a treatment for ALS, the Institute enrolled 30 people in a Phase 2A clinical trial the drug in 2013, though it did not progress further.

  4. ClinicalTrials.gov - Wikipedia

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    As a result of pressure from HIV-infected men in the gay community, [citation needed] who demanded better access to clinical trials, the U.S. Congress passed the Health Omnibus Programs Extension Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-607) [2] which mandated the development of a database of AIDS Clinical Trials Information Services (ACTIS). [3]

  5. Rasheda Ali on National and Local News: BrainStorm's ALS ...

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    Rasheda Ali on National and Local News: BrainStorm's ALS Clinical Trial Results Exceeded Expectations NEW YORK & PETACH TIKVAH, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics (OTCQB: BCLI ...

  6. Eva Feldman - Wikipedia

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    Eva Lucille Feldman, M.D., Ph.D., is an American physician-scientist known for her work in the field of neurodegenerative diseases.She serves as the James W. Albers Distinguished University Professor of Neurology at the University of Michigan, as well as the Russell N. DeJong Professor of Neurology, Professor of Neurosurgery, and director of the NeuroNetwork for Emerging Therapies and ALS ...

  7. Jamie Heywood - Wikipedia

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    The paper has clear clinical implications, as ALS TDI was unable to replicate a number of prior animals studies from the field that led to clinical trials that ultimately failed in humans. Stephen Heywood died in the fall of 2006 when his ventilator accidentally disconnected shortly before ALS TDI began a comprehensive program to use industrial ...

  8. PatientsLikeMe - Wikipedia

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    The company's best known scientific endeavor relates to an online refutation of a clinical trial in ALS. [15] In 2008, a small Italian study was published suggesting that lithium carbonate could slow the progression of ALS. [45] In response, hundreds of members of PatientsLikeMe with the disease began taking the drug off-label. [46]

  9. ALS Association - Wikipedia

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    The ALS Association is an American nonprofit organization that funds global amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research, provides care services and programs to people affected by ALS through its nationwide network of clinical care centers, and works with ALS advocates around the country for state and federal policies that serve people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also ...