Scientists at the University of Sydney have uncovered a malfunctioning version of the SOD1 protein that clumps inside brain ...

Groundbreaking research by Sydney University found a new brain protein involved in Parkinson’s disease and a way to modify it ...

Ms Siti Nur Sabrina Anis, 26, had to swop one set of wheels for another – her Yamaha motorcycle for a motorised wheelchair.

Doctors are using a new gene therapy drug from the US, hoping to extend Ms Sabrina's lifespan. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A life-sized ice sculpture of a terminally-ill Rugby woman will melt in the summer heat to demonstrate the devastating impact of Motor Neurone Disease.

Hexarelin, a synthetic hexapeptide, has garnered attention in various research domains due to its intriguing biochemical ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, has been in the headlines lately, owing in large ...

SOD1-ALS is a devastating form of the disease that progresses quickly and is invariably fatal, affecting around 330 people in the US.

While the exact causes remain unclear, this research strengthens the case that the faulty SOD1 protein is a key player in its progression. “As our understanding of Parkinson’s disease grows, we are ...

As reported in 1994, the original SOD1-G93A strain, designated G1, expressed approximately 18 copies of human SOD1, randomly inserted into the genome (Gurney et al., 1994). An unequal crossover event ...

Four more experimental drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have failed to hit the primary endpoint in the phase 2/3 HEALEY ALS basket trial, which is trying to accelerate the search for ...