ALS: identification of a key pathway that triggers neurodegeneration
Researchers have discovered a key mechanism in the triggering of Charcot disease, also called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). THE ESSENTIAL ...
Read moreTag: als
Charcot: chemicals stored in garages linked to disease
Chemicals stored in home garages increase the risk of developing Charcot disease, according to a new study. THE ESSENTIAL Storing ...
Read more
Charcot disease: “I learned that my life expectancy would go from 40 years to 3 or 4 years”
Loïc suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal pathology that causes progressive paralysis of all the muscles of the ...
Read more
Charcot disease: a promising new treatment
A team of American researchers has developed a treatment for Charcot's disease with very promising results. THE ESSENTIAL Researchers have ...
Read more
Charcot disease: 5 cases in the same street
Five people, living in the same street in Saint-Vaast-en-Chaussée (Somme), died from Charcot disease, a neurodegenerative pathology which affects around ...
Read more
Suffering from Charcot’s disease, Charles Biétry prepared his assisted suicide
Affected by the incurable disease for five years, the sports journalist said he organized his assisted suicide in Switzerland, in ...
Read more
Affected by Charcot’s disease, he films himself on YouTube to leave a trace
Suffering from Charcot's disease (or "ALS"), William films himself on his YouTube channel to leave a trace. THE ESSENTIAL ALS ...
Read more
Charcot’s disease: a turning point in understanding the mechanism of ALS
Thanks to deep mutagenesis, Spanish scientists have discovered that, contrary to what we thought, the protein aggregation that we see ...
Read more
ALS: the Ice Bucket Challenge has made it possible to advance research
© ThinkstockRemember, that was two years ago. In August 2014, videos of people spilling a bucket of ice water on ...
Read more
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): a mouse to better understand the disease
© ThinkstockInserm researchers have developed an original mouse model, best reproducing one of the most severe human forms of amyotrophic ...
Read more
Ice Bucket Challenge: PasseportSanté mobilizes for the ALS association
The PasseportSanté team decided to take up the Ice Bucket Challenge, as tens of thousands of people have already done ...
Read moreDrug helps delay progression of ALS
February 2, 2001 - The progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), one of the most mysterious and dramatic degenerative diseases, ...
Read more