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SAN DIEGO, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The ALS Emergency Treatment Fund (ALS-ETF) and Denovo Biomarkers (Denovo) have announced a partnership to explore using Denovo's technology to identify potential responder groups for drugs being studied in ALS patients. This personalized medicine approach may accelerate drug development in ALS and other life-threatening disorders. The partnership will integrate Denovo's pharmacogenomic technology into the analysis of biological...
WASHINGTON, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- BAYADA Home Health Care is now a national partner of The ALS Association and a Walk to Defeat ALS® Gold National Team. The suburban Philadelphia, Pa.- based company, which provides nursing, rehabilitative, therapeutic, hospice, and assistive care services to children, adults, and seniors in the comfort of their homes, has joined forces with the national non-profit to raise awareness of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), otherwise...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Researchers have discovered a link between nearsightedness and mutations in a gene partially responsible for the regulation of copper and oxygen levels in eye tissues, according to a paper published in Thursday’s edition of the American Journal of Human Genetics. Nearsightedness, which is also known as myopia, is a condition which results when a person’s eye is too long or there is too much curvature in their cornea, which...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI) announced today that it has added two members to its board of directors: Robert Sepucha Jr. and Michael M. Smith. The Institute's board grows to include 14 members with deep ties to the ALS community, academic research, philanthropy and pharmaceutical development. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110204/DC42625LOGO) Robert Sepucha Jr. is senior vice president, policy...
TORONTO, May 2, 2013 /CNW/ - Years of steadfast Canadian commitment to advancing high-risk, high-potential research pays new dividends in the fight against ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Canadian scientists are major players on the international scene in terms of discoveries, productivity, collaborations in clinical trials and contributions to science. Based on peer-reviewed publications per capita, Canadian scientists are leaders in the G8. From May 4-6,...
SILVER SPRING, Md., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On May 15, the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance (TS Alliance) will join tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) organizations around the world to observe the second annual TSC Global Awareness Day. On this day, thousands of individuals and families affected by TSC will join together to increase public awareness of the rare disease and share their stories of hope for the future. This year's TSC Global Awareness Day will also highlight...
WASHINGTON, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- According to its most recent website traffic statistics, The ALS Association finds that more and more people are visiting www.alsa.org looking for information about the disease, its symptoms, diagnoses and treatments. This May, The ALS Association will mark ALS Awareness month by working to turn that interest into action through a vibrant online and social media campaign around the shared vision to create a world without ALS. To view the...
One of 100,000 children is born with Menkes disease, a genetic disorder that affects the body’s ability to properly absorb copper from food and leads to neurodegeneration, seizures, impaired movement, stunted growth and, often, death before age 3. Now, a team of biochemistry researchers at the University of Missouri has published conclusive scientific evidence that the gene ATP7A is essential for the dietary absorption of the nutrient copper. Their work with laboratory mice also provides a...
A Retired NFL Player, a Marine and a Former MDA Researcher Talk About Life with ALS TUCSON, Ariz., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National ALS Awareness Month begins today and the Muscular Dystrophy Association honors those living with the disease by featuring five unique online stories in MDA's "ALS: Anyone's Life Story®" series. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120424/DC93207LOGO ) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease,...
Neurons in the nose could be the key to early, fast, and accurate diagnosis, says a TAU researcher A debilitating mental illness, schizophrenia can be difficult to diagnose. Because physiological evidence confirming the disease can only be gathered from the brain during an autopsy, mental health professionals have had to rely on a battery of psychological evaluations to diagnose their patients. Now, Dr. Noam Shomron and Prof. Ruth Navon of Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty of...
