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Robert Amar, a U.S. Army veteran, was diagnosed with ALS when he was a healthy 45 years old. Fourteen years later, he has lost his ability to walk, talk, swallow and breathe on his own. (Representative image: Pixabay)
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Improving the Quality of Care for ALS Patients Through Neurology ‘House Calls’

MBT Desk
5 min read
Houston Methodist first-of-its-kind study to provide quality care for homebound ALS patients
Dr. Yoshikazu Okubo, a 45-year-old Japanese psychiatrist, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for the consensual execution of a woman with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). (Representational image: Unspalsh)
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Japanese Psychiatrist Sentenced to 18 Years for Assisted Suicide of ALS Patient

Susmita Bhandary
2 min read
Yuri Hayashi, a 51-year-old ALS patient, reportedly requested a peaceful death, and Okubo admitted to providing a deadly dose of sedative at her request.
ALS is a degenerative disease of the nervous system particularly affecting and harmful to motor neurons. (Representational image: Wikimedia Commons)
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Pharmacological Inhibitor Protects Nerve Cells in ALS Disease

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3 min read
New Drug Shows Promise in Treating ALS
ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord and cause autoimmune inflammation. (Wikimedia commons)
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Researchers Report Advance in Immune Therapy against ALS

MBT Desk
2 min read
Research suggests targeting autoimmune inflammation associated with ALS using 2 drugs, one of them already approved, could be promising.
Upper motor neurons initiate movement, and they degenerate in ALS.
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Calming The Destructive Cells Of ALS By Two Independent Approaches

MBT Desk
3 min read
Diseased upper motor neurons are preserved in mouse study.
Dr. Sulthan Al Rashid, MBBS, MD Pharmacology, Assistant
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Med-Teacher - Dr. Sulthan Al Rashid

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1 min read
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