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ALSUntangled Completed Reviews
Part of ALS Untangled
Open source (opens in a new tab)Link checked August 2026
About this source
ALS Untangled’s research review.
Where this source is used
Used in 19 places across 2 domains.
Questions
Research & Trials
Clinical Trials
- How do I avoid false hope and trial-related scams?
Used across the whole answer
Emerging Therapies
- How do I evaluate claims about new or "miracle" treatments?
Used across the whole answer
- How do I evaluate claims about new or "miracle" treatments?
Supports this
“ALSUntangled reviews the alternative and off-label treatments people with ALS/MND are hearing about, and publishes each review with its evidence grades.”
The published library itself. Each treatment reviewed carries its grades in each evidence category and a short summary, and reviews are updated when new information appears.
Here you will find our published reports on AOTs, along with the grades we gave each of them in different categories, short summaries, and podcasts.
Completed Reviews - What about unproven treatments, "stem cell" clinics, and paying for access?
Used across the whole answer
Lifestyle
Supplements & Therapies
- How do I evaluate claims about supplements and alternative therapies?
Used across the whole answer
- How do I evaluate claims about supplements and alternative therapies?
Supports this
“ALSUntangled looks into the supplements and alternative treatments people with ALS/MND ask about, and publishes independent, science-based reviews.”
The review library itself: published reports on alternative and off-label ALS treatments, each graded against set evidence categories and summarised, and updated when new information appears.
Here you will find our published reports on AOTs, along with the grades we gave each of them in different categories, short summaries, and podcasts.
Completed Reviews - What are supplements and complementary/alternative therapies, and where do they fit?
Adds context
“Research has not found a supplement or alternative therapy that cures or reverses ALS/MND.”
The published library that sits behind the phrase about many having been studied: graded reviews of alternative and off-label ALS treatments, each with a short summary, updated when new information appears. It records what has been looked at rather than stating one overall conclusion.
Here you will find our published reports on AOTs, along with the grades we gave each of them in different categories, short summaries, and podcasts.
Completed Reviews - What should I ask about supplements and therapies?
Used across the whole answer
Resources
Research & Trials
- Biomarker Monitoring
Further reading
Independent reviews that weigh the evidence behind ALS treatments and claims, helping you keep realistic expectations about what is still research.
- Clinical Trials
Further reading
Independent reviews of unproven ALS treatments and claims, which helps you tell legitimate trials from false hope and scams.
- Emerging Therapies
Further reading
A library of plain-language reviews where ALS scientists investigate specific alternative and unproven treatments, so you can check the evidence before pinning hopes on a claim.
- Research Registries
Further reading
Honest, readable reviews of ALS treatments and claims that help you weigh what research is credible before you decide what to support or join.
Clinical Trials
- How do I avoid false hope and trial-related scams?
Further reading
Independent scientific reviews of ALS treatments and claims
Emerging Therapies
- How do I evaluate claims about new or "miracle" treatments?
Further reading
Independent scientific reviews of ALS treatment claims
- What about unproven treatments, "stem cell" clinics, and paying for access?
Further reading
Independent reviews of unproven ALS treatments
Lifestyle
- Supplements & Therapies
Further reading
A library of plain-language reviews of supplements and alternative treatments people have tried for ALS, so you can check what the evidence actually shows before spending money or hope on a claim.
Supplements & Therapies
- How do I evaluate claims about supplements and alternative therapies?
Further reading
Independent science-based reviews of ALS treatment claims
- What are supplements and complementary/alternative therapies, and where do they fit?
Further reading
Independent reviews of supplements and alternative therapies in ALS
- What should I ask about supplements and therapies?
Further reading
Questions and independent reviews for supplements and therapies
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