Physical fitness, body mass index (BMI), IQ, and stress resilience in young adulthood may have effects on the risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)-Lou Gehrig's disease: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Find out more about the degenerative disease- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Find out more about the degenerative disease- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
‘Physical fitness, body mass index (BMI), IQ, and stress resilience in young adulthood may have effects on the risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.’
When investigators analyzed information on more than 1.8 million
Swedish men (439 of whom developed ALS), those with high levels of
physical fitness tended to have an elevated risk of developing ALS
before the age of 45 years. Individuals with BMI greater than or equal
to 25 tended to have a lower risk of ALS at all ages compared with those
with BMI <25. Individuals with high IQs had an increased risk of ALS at an age of 56 years and above, whereas individuals with high levels of stress resilience had a lower risk of ALS at an age of 55 years and below.
"Male ALS patients seem to have a particular profile in terms of cognitive and physical fitness. Since our analysis was restricted to males it would be interesting to know if these findings are generalizable to females", said PhD Student Elisa Longinetti, lead author of the European Journal of Neurology study.
Novel Mechanism That Could Lead to Therapies for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
A novel molecular mechanism that could lead to the development of new therapies for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis has been described by researchers.
A novel molecular mechanism that could lead to the development of new therapies for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis has been described by researchers.
Reopening Avenues for Attacking Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Bone marrow transplantation may one day be beneficial to a subset of patients suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Bone marrow transplantation may one day be beneficial to a subset of patients suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Genetics of Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in the Chinese Han Population
An earlier study of European Caucasian patients with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis demonstrated that a polymorphism in the microtubule-associated protein Tau (MAPT) gene was associated with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pathogenesis.
An earlier study of European Caucasian patients with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis demonstrated that a polymorphism in the microtubule-associated protein Tau (MAPT) gene was associated with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pathogenesis.
