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Bay Area theater director perservering with ALS

March 7, 2023 Comments Off on Bay Area theater director perservering with ALS

East Bay theater director Erin Merritt is living with the debilitating effects of ALS, the degenerative nervous system disorder also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Even though she struggles to…

Bay Area theater community rallies behind ailing director

March 7, 2023 Comments Off on Bay Area theater community rallies behind ailing director

Erin Merritt has been a powerful force in Bay Area theater for decades, as a director, actor, producer and as someone who all-around makes things happen. Founder of the all-female…

Director battling ALS brings show to SF stage with tech assist

March 2, 2023 Comments Off on Director battling ALS brings show to SF stage with tech assist

This Bay Area artist has ALS and can’t speak — but she’s still directing her dream project

March 1, 2023 Comments Off on This Bay Area artist has ALS and can’t speak — but she’s still directing her dream project

A year ago, Erin Merritt stopped being able to sing in tune during her car karaoke. Then the El Cerrito director, who has been working in Bay Area theater for…

Links found between viruses and neurodegenerative diseases

February 14, 2023 Comments Off on Links found between viruses and neurodegenerative diseases

Neurodegenerative diseases can damage different parts of the nervous system, including the brain. This may lead to problems with thinking, memory, and/or movement. Examples include Alzheimer’s disease (AD), multiple sclerosis…

Study: Implicit Bias, Late Diagnosis Create Critical ALS Healthcare Gap

February 13, 2023 Comments Off on Study: Implicit Bias, Late Diagnosis Create Critical ALS Healthcare Gap

Neurology fellow finds diagnostic delays in Black ALS patients prevents life-altering therapies. It was only his first visit to a hospital’s ALS clinic, but already the Black patient’s amyotrophic lateral…

USC Stem Cell-led studies point the way to broadly effective treatments for ALS

February 6, 2023 Comments Off on USC Stem Cell-led studies point the way to broadly effective treatments for ALS

Each year in the U.S., 5,000 patients receive a diagnosis of ALS, an incurable neurodegenerative disease that will likely kill them within two to five years. In the quest to…

In Memoriam: Jeremy Merz, Former CalChamber Policy Advocate

January 26, 2023 Comments Off on In Memoriam: Jeremy Merz, Former CalChamber Policy Advocate

Jeremy Merz, former policy advocate for the California Chamber of Commerce, passed away on January 24 at the age of 42. “Jeremy was a force for good and an effective…

Rainwater Charitable Foundation Announces Fourth-Annual Rainwater Prize Winners for Brain Research

January 26, 2023 Comments Off on Rainwater Charitable Foundation Announces Fourth-Annual Rainwater Prize Winners for Brain Research

The Rainwater Charitable Foundation, one of the largest independent funders of neurodegenerative disease research, today announced this year’s recipients of the Rainwater Annual Prize for Outstanding Innovation in Neurodegenerative Disease…

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Partners to Provide Public Access to Biospecimens from NurOwn’s Phase 3 ALS Study

January 10, 2023 Comments Off on BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Partners to Provide Public Access to Biospecimens from NurOwn’s Phase 3 ALS Study

NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: BCLI), a leading developer of adult stem cell therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced that BCLI will donate biospecimens from…