Endotherapia
Endotherapia has a proposed mechanism that hinges on the ability of an isolated laboratory’s immunoblots to identify the cause and specific pathways that are driving ALS progression. In our opinion…
Trial: D
Grade D: One or more peer-reviewed publications reporting benefits in a flawed trial (**)
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is reasonably safe, and has potential mechanisms of action, pre-clinical studies and case reports suggesting that it could be a useful treatment for ALS. However, before it can be…
Hyperimmune Goat Serum for ALS
The mechanism of Aimspro remains unproven; if it is an immunomodulator and/or a modulator of sodium channels, it theoretically could be useful in ALS. A single, detailed but significantly flawed…
Stem cell transplants at the Hospital San Jose Tecnologico de Monterrey
We applaud the openness of this clinic in publishing its preliminary results. However, at the present time, there are insufficient safety or efficacy data to support stem cell transplants at…
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Iplex
The ALSUntangled program is off to a good start, with a number of specific requests from PALS being investigated by a multi-national group of ALSclinician-scientists. PALS and other clinician-scientists who…