Scientists developed a technique to grow cells that control voluntary movement, a discovery that could aid ALS and spinal injury research.

A phase II clinical trial in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, suggests that transplanting human stem cells into the spinal cord may be done safely. The ...

Researchers have developed a way to grow a highly specialized subset of brain nerve cells that are involved in motor neuron disease and damaged in spinal injuries. Their study, published today in ...

Using stem cells from patients with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), Cedars-Sinai has created a lifelike model of the mysterious and fatal disease that could help identify a cause of the illness ...

A research team has developed a way to produce a subset of highly specialised brain neurons that centrally degenerate in motor neuron disease and are damaged in spinal cord injury, laying foundations ...

The Independent Citizens Oversight Committee of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine approved yesterday a $6.3 million grant to a research team from the University of California, San ...

BREMERTON, WA / ACCESS Newswire / July 7, 2025 / On July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig delivered his iconic “luckiest man” speech, announcing his retirement from the New York Yankees. On that day, ALS ended his ...

Injections of stem cells that are induced to secrete neurotrophic factors in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are safe, well tolerated, and possibly clinically beneficial, results of ...

A stem-cell-based "organ-on-a-chip" model of ALS mimics early biological changes seen in the degenerative disease. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

BREMERTON, WA / ACCESS Newswire / July 7, 2025 / On July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig delivered his iconic “luckiest man” speech, announcing his retirement from the New York Yankees. On that day, ALS ended his ...