Michigan native and U.S. veteran Melissa Siebert was diagnosed with ALS in early February. One item on her bucket list is to raise awareness about ALS and the fact that veterans have two times the prevalence of the disease. Dr. … [Read more...]
ACT for ALS Passes both U.S. House and Senate
On December 16, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies (ACT) for ALS Act (S. 1813/H.R.3537), following passage in the House the week before. There was unanimous support from Michigan’s … [Read more...]
Do Pesticides Cause ALS? Michigan Answers
Beginning mid-November, "Do pesticides cause ALS?" began to appear on over 40 digital billboards across southeastern Michigan. The Michigan Answer's campaign chose to highlight the research of Drs. Eva Feldman, Stephen Goutman … [Read more...]
Remembering Dr. Bob Schoeni: Friend, Colleague and Ally Against ALS
Dear Friends, Perhaps more than any other couple in Michigan, Bob and Gretchen have led the ALS community with their advocacy and representation of life with this devastating disease. When they learned of his diagnosis, … [Read more...]
Dr. Benjamin Murdock Featured on CReATe Podcast About ALS
Associate Professor Benjamin Murdock, Ph.D., speaks about the immune system and ALS on the podcase for the Clinical Research in ALS and Related Disorders for Therapeutic Development (CReATe) Consortium. The C(link … [Read more...]
Announcing NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award
A high-risk, high-reward approach to ALS... Neurologists say it’s time for a moonshot for their patients with ALS, the neurodegenerative disease that is always deadly, often in just a few years or less. ALS, also known as Lou … [Read more...]
New CDC Grant Funds Multidisciplinary Study of Air Pollution & ALS
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 4.2 million people die annually as a result of outdoor air pollution. It has been causally linked to multiple neurodegenerative diseases, leading it to be identified as one of … [Read more...]
National ALS Registry Meeting 2021: Featuring Dr. Goutman
The Center for Disease Control (CDC)(link is external) has been a key longtime ally in our fight against Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), both by funding research initiatives as the ALS Center of Excellence and in the … [Read more...]
New Grant: ALS Mini Brains with the Biointerfaces Institute
Dr. Eva Feldman and Dr. Jeorg Lahann, Director of the Biointerfaces Institute, talk about their groundbreaking work in creating disease-specific mini brains to study ALS. … [Read more...]
Dr. Randall Whitcomb’s Legacy to Support ALS Genetic Testing
The legacy of Dr. Randall W. Whitcomb lives on as his family provides a generous gift to fund genetic testing for Pranger ALS Clinic families. Dr. Randall W. Whitcomb’ son, Kevin, states clearly and with love, “My … [Read more...]
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