Scientists know that in people with some forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the motor cortex springs into action more often than it should. Now researchers conclude that the same occurs in people with ALS due to the C9ORF72 expansion. Read more here.…
Today, the launch of an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis research project of Answer ALS, the largest single coordinated and comprehensive effort to end ALS, was announced. Read more here.…
Parsons, 49, has successfully lobbied for rights of families of terminally ill patients. Read more here.…
MediciNova amended the protocol to expand its recruitment to include advanced ALS patients in the trial, and this amendment was approved by FDA. Read more here.…
Researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute have announced the launch of a novel and potentially breakthrough ALS study that is being funded in part by money raised through the challenge. Read more here.…
As donors get wet again, Alzforum asks, how is 2014’s ice bucket challenge money being spent? Read more here.…
NEALS will be participating in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge again this August and #EveryAugustUntilACure! To keep up the research momentum, please continue to spread ALS awareness and consider making a donation to NEALS in the month of August.
Co-founders Pat Quinn and Pete Frates will kick off this year’s ALS Ice Bucket Challenge on July 31 in Boston. Read more here.…
Steve Gleason’s latest remarkable achievement will soon be headed to the desk of President Barack Obama. Read more here.…
The research awards announced today include investigator-initiated grants, drug development contracts, Milton Safenowitz Postdoctoral Fellowships and support of the NEALS/TREAT ALS™ Clinical Trials Network. Read more here.…
