Edaravone May Prevent Ferroptosis in ALS

Edaravone in ALS.

0014-4886/$ – see front matter © 2009 Elsevier Inc. Al doi:10.1016/j.expneurol.2009.03.001 ⁎ Fax: +81 75 761 9780. E-mail address: [email protected]. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive and relatively selective degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons. Patients suffer from atrophy and paralysis of systemic v...

Edaravone: a new treatment for ALS on the horizon?

ALS Awareness Month — May 2014

May Exercise Prevent Addiction?

Amphetamines exert their persistent addictive effects by activating brain's reward pathways, perhaps through the release of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens (and/or in other places). On the other hand, there is a relationship between dopamine and all behavioural aspects that involve motor activity and it has been demonstrated that exercise leads to an increase in the synthesis and release of d...

Announcement: ALS Awareness Month — May 2017

May is ALS Awareness Month, observed to raise awareness of and foster research for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. ALS is a progressive, fatal, neurodegenerative disorder of upper and lower motor neurons. The cause of ALS is not known, and no cure exists. In October 2010, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) launched the congressi...