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February 4
January 31, 2012 Millions of football fans who have never heard of the term “ALS” will learn about the disease during Sunday’s Super Bowl pre-game show on February 5 before the New York Giants take on the New England Patriots in Indianapolis. Television viewers will have the opportunity to watch a... See More
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October 7, 2011
Hi friends, Individuals and families are walking across the country to help raise awareness and defeat ALS. There are many walks still going on around the country. Help a family member, a friend, or a stranger reach their ALS fundraising goals. You can view upcoming walks by state at the ALSA websi... See More
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August 18, 2011
A new study published in the August 10, 2011 edition of Nature Biotechnology indicates further evidence that astrocytes have a toxic affect on motor neurons. Although there has been growing evidence for this and several studies in culture indicating that astrocytes from ALS mice are toxic to motor ne... See More
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August 16, 2011
The Northeast ALS Consortium (NEALS) in conjunction with The ALS Association is working to build a new, centralized resource for information about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) clinical research. As part of this initiative an ALS trial expert will be immediately available to answer quest... See More
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June 15, 2011
Yesterday afternoon, the House Appropriations Committee approved $6.4 million for the ALS Research Program at the Department of Defense. Thank you to everyone who reached out to Congress to help save the program from elimination. Your outreach made a difference and helped continue funding for this vit... See More