Research
Video games have come a long way since Atari produced Pong, the first home console game, in 1975. Today it would seem there are games to suit every interest under…
In the search to find ways to slow, stop or reverse the progression of ALS, the primary aim of research has been to better understand the disease and develop new…
Today marks the 8th annual International Day of Women and Girls in Science, an opportunity to remind ourselves that further efforts are needed to ensure gender equality in science, technology,…
Study Examining Gene Expression Patterns in Hundreds of Stem Cell-Derived Neurons Reveals Important Differences Between Males and Females A new Cedars-Sinai study in collaboration with the University of California, Irvine (UCI)…
The ALS Association has awarded more than $700,000 to support five promising early career scientists through its Milton Safenowitz Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. This program encourages a pipeline of ALS researchers…
Blog post from the ALS Association. View Original Source. In the summer of 2014, millions of us took part in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Celebrities, friends and family members…
The Golden West Chapter celebrates the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) announcement of approval of RELYVRIO (formerly AMX0035) as a new treatment for adults living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS),…
Did you know that it is possible to look at MILLIONS of cells over many months at one time to track their health? Dr. Steven Finkbeiner at the Gladstone Institutes…
Antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) therapy is a groundbreaking concept that has drastically changed the gene therapy landscape. In the 12 years since the first study was initiated in ALS, ASO therapy…