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 ...

Degradation of motor neurons, conceptual computer illustration. Motor neuron diseases are a group of neurodegenerative disorders Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common of the motor ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is an incurable neurological disorder affecting motor neurons—nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle ...

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 ...

Explore the major milestones of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) research, from Shinya Yamanaka’s discovery to current ...

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 ...

The core facilities of the Cibio Department of the University of Trento have all taken part in a study on amyotrophic lateral ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is an incurable neurological disorder affecting motor neurons—nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle ...