A new pancreatic cancer drug doubles survival times. And a new treatment for a rare form of ALS slows and improves some ...

A protein long studied for its role in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia now appears to serve a second, equally critical function, safeguarding the integrity of human DNA.

Errors can appear when DNA copies itself, somewhat like mistakes in a transcribed text. Fortunately, a correction system is constantly on guard. But this mechanism isn't foolproof. A study published ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Gene expression, DNA repair, and protein making are intricate and vital processes, so it's a bit of a surprise in a new Brown University study that those ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), as I have unfortunately come to learn, is a terrible disease with no cure. Some exciting treatments are on the horizon, but the Food and Drug Administration’s ...

Scientists have identified a mechanism that cells use to repair damage in DNA that is associated with aging and health conditions like cancer and ALS (also known as motor neuron disease). In this ...

One ALS drug made $400 million in sales for its maker. It doesn’t work. A cancer treatment brought in $500 million. That one turned out to have no effect on survival. A blood cancer medication made ...