ALS

Oren Nahari revealed he has ALS: This is the drug given in Israel as compassionate treatment

Veteran journalist Oren Nahari revealed he has ALS, a severe degenerative neurological disease. How many Israelis are diagnosed each year and what are the chances of a cure in the coming years?

Oren Nahari
ACTOR ERIC Dane has been diagnosed with ALS, He is photographed at the St. Regis in Washington, DC on September 30, 2025.

'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Euphoria' actor Eric Dane dies at 53 to ALS

Tel Aviv University

Tel Aviv University study opens path to gene therapy for ALS

 Zion Miara, husband of the Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara, who passed away on Tuesday, 24 June, 2025.

A-G's husband Zion Miara passes away after battling ALS


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.

Prof. Boaz Lerner of Ben-Gurion University uses a new platform for predicting ALS disease progression

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.

Djurgarden's Jonathan Ring in action with Sirius' Karl Larson - Allsvenskan - IK Sirius v Djurgardens IF - Uppsala, Sweden, June 14, 2020

New research uncovers method to prevent DNA breakdown, aging - study

The research focuses on a protein called SIRT6, which seems to have remarkable properties.

 What are the scientific processes behind aging?

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.

 Microglia (green) that were “matured” in the lab from stem cells of ALS patients; the cells’ nuclei are in blue. Viewed with confocal microscopy

Is ALS reversible? -TAU study

Researchers from Tel Aviv University identified the biological mechanism causing nerve destruction in the neurodegenerative disease ALS.

 Tel Aviv University Campus

Promising stem-cell based drug for treatment of ALS receives patent

The therapeutic drug is safe for administration and helpful in slowing disease progression, as well as increasing life expectancy and the overall quality of life for ALS patients.

THE HADASSAH-UNIVERSITY Medical Center campus is seen in Ein Kerem.

Hillel's Tech Corner: NeuroSense: What ALS patients deserve

NeuroSense Therapeutics is a clinical stage drug development company offering ground-breaking treatment for ALS patients, as well as other neurodegenerative diseases.

NeuroSense Theraputics.

Israeli biotech firm's ALS treatment shows safety of use in trials

The objective of this trial was to evaluate the safety of their treatment, with a secondary objective of the trial of estimating its preliminary efficacy.

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Investigational drug proven to prolong survival of ALS patients - study

The median overall survival for all CENTAUR study participants being administered AMX0035 was 6.5 months longer than the group originally randomized to placebo.

Prof. Boaz Lerner of Ben-Gurion University uses a new platform for predicting ALS disease progression

Israeli biotech firm's ALS treatment shows positive results in trials

"We are now focused on advancing strategic FDA regulatory processes that will necessitate the conduct of global multi-center clinical trials."

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