Progress spurred by ALS Ice Bucket Challenge — and what remains to be done 10 years later
The brainchild of two ALS sufferers, the Ice Bucket Challenge took off in August 2014 — and the initiative is still having an ...
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Blood test could lead to better diagnosis and management of ALS
The study involved 139 people who had ALS and 70 people who did not have ALS but had similar diseases, such as lower motor neuron disease and primary lateral sclerosis. Researchers tested their blood ...
Regina woman is living proof of 'breakthrough' ALS drug now approved in Canada
A Regina mother who was one of the first ALS patients to test a new treatment is now celebrating its accelerated approval in ...
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Which blood test is best at monitoring ALS?
A new study compares three types of blood biomarkers: neurofilament light chain proteins, glial acidic proteins and phosphorylated tau 181.
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Roberta Flack, legendary ‘Killing Me Softly’ singer, dead at 88
She publicly revealed she had ALS in late 2022. The progressive disease “has made it impossible to sing and not easy to speak,” Flack’s manager Suzanne Koga said in a release at the time.
‘Killing Me Softly’ singer Roberta Flack born in Black Mountain, NC dies after ALS diagnosis
The Grammy Award-winning songstress, Roberta Flack was born in Black Mountain on February 10, 1937. However, she was raised ...
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Novel Agent Safe in ALS, Phase II Study Suggests
Tetramethylpyrazine nitrone was safe for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), but neither a high nor low daily ...
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Killing Me Softly singer Roberta Flack dies at 88
Flack announced in 2022 she had ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and could no longer sing. Little known before her early 30s, Flack became an overnight star after Clint Eastwood used ...