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...]
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...]
Wood Family Bonds Together in ALS Battle
Derek Wood never let ALS win, so his family didn’t either. His passion for life continues on through his wife and children. Derek Wood began having problems with his right leg in Spring 2015, which led to a dozen or more visits … [Read more...]
Promising Results from Clinical Drug Trial Covered by The Wall Street Journal
U-M’s ALS Center of Excellence is a Research Site for the Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Drug Preliminary data showing an Amylyx Pharmaceuticals drug as a promising new therapy in slowing the progression of ALS was published in The Wall … [Read more...]
#IceALS RECAP: Remembering Scott Matzka & a Big Ten Showdown Bringing Together Old Friends
Friday, December 6 marked the 4th annual U-M Men’s Hockey ALS Awareness Game - #IceALS. It was also the first anniversary of the passing of Scott Matzka, who inspired the event. Matzka was a member of the 1998 national … [Read more...]
