ALS
Brad Smith becomes first non-verbal ALS patient to narrate video using Neuralink brain chip
Smith's synthetic voice was created by analyzing old recordings made before his illness, allowing him to regain a voice for his thoughts and communicate in a voice similar to his own.
Hapoel Jerusalem partners with IsrALS
NeuroSense’s ALS drug PrimeC shows success in phase 2b, eyes final trial
Tel Aviv researchers enable artificial speech for paralyzed patients using thought power
Larry Nussbaum, 77, was a fierce advocate for Israel and the Jews – and an exceptional doctor
Dr. Nussbaum was an accomplished Doctor, as well as a loving husband and father.
An increase in macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) may treat ALS, study finds
ALS, the most common motor neuron disease in adults, is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder characterized by selective degeneration of both upper and lower motor neurons.
Breakthrough research on fruit flies may pave way for ALS cure
The work on fruit flies in the lab shows how protein interactions can preserve or prevent the nerve cell death that is a hallmark of ALS.
Israeli firm uses AI to help fully paralyzed woman speak again
The groundbreaking Israeli development allows patients to regain their voice with the help of AI
Ady Barkan, healthcare activist who fought Lou Gehrig’s disease, dies at 39
In 2017, as a new father given just years to live, he literally threw his body into action, protesting Republican initiatives at the U.S. Capitol, crisscrossing the country and raising millions.
Tiny sensors allows this ALS patient to communicate
At 62 words per minute, with a vocabulary of 125,000, brain sensor implants helped interpret a woman's intended speech and printed it on screen.
Israeli chain launches campaign for Global ALS Awareness Day
In honor of the Global ALS Awareness Day, Israeli chain Noi Sheda and IsrA.L.S. Association is partnering up for a new campaign.
Elite soccer players 1.5 times more likely to develop Alzheimer's -study
A new study aimed to determine the risk of neurodegenerative disease among male players in the top Swedish soccer division Allsvenskan compared to the general population.
New research uncovers method to prevent DNA breakdown, aging - study
The research focuses on a protein called SIRT6, which seems to have remarkable properties.
Weizmann Institute researchers discover new Lou Gehrig’s disease neural pathway
The incurable neurological condition, which affects about one in 50,000 people, gradually paralyzes patients, halting the ability to speak, eat, move and even breathe.
Is ALS reversible? -TAU study
Researchers from Tel Aviv University identified the biological mechanism causing nerve destruction in the neurodegenerative disease ALS.
