Bulbar onset ALS is a type of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) that occurs due to the loss of motor neurons in the bulbar region of the brainstem. This progressive condition affects speech, ...

Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA), also known as Kennedy’s disease, is a rare genetic disorder. It affects certain nerve cells in the spinal cord and the brainstem. “Bulbar” refers to a ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common neurodegenerative disease of the motor system. Bulbar symptoms such as dysphagia and dysarthria are frequent features of ALS and can result in ...

Progressive bulbar palsy is a motor neuron disorder that involves the lower motor neurons. These neurons conduct messages from the brain stem and spinal cord to the brain. Initially, patients with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The European Medicines Agency has granted orphan drug designation to a small molecule intended to treat spinal ...

Spinal bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) causes a loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem. It mainly affects facial and swallowing muscles and the muscles in the arms and legs. Previously, ...

In January, Lisa Stockman Mauriello, 51, learned she had an aggressive form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) with a short life expectancy. She had one dream: To see her three sons graduate ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nido Biosciences (Nido Bio), a clinical stage company developing precision medicines for debilitating neurological diseases, announced today that the European Medicines Agency ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nido Biosciences (Nido Bio), a clinical stage company developing precision medicines for debilitating neurological diseases, today announced a new publication in Neurology ®, ...

Taiwanese company AnnJi Pharmaceutical has reported encouraging outcomes from its randomised, placebo-controlled Phase I/IIa trial of AJ201, an investigational compound for treating the adult ...