ALS Association Grants $1.5M to Researcher Robert G. Miller
The ALS Association has recently awarded a $1.5 million grant to investigator Robert G. Miller, MD, to be invested…
Articles by Margarida Azevedo, MSc
Patient Dares ALS Association to Set 2021 For Cure Goal
Chris Rosati, who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in November 2010, challenged the ALS…
Cytokinetics ALS Association Announce Collaboration To Fight ALS
Cytokinetics, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel small molecule therapeutics, and The ALS…
Quality of Life And Depression in ALS Patients Focus of Recent Study
In a recent study published in the journal BMC Neurology researchers found that despite the lack of a…
Association Between Type 2 Diabetes And Reduced Risk For Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
According to a recent study published in the journal JAMA Neurology, type 2 diabetes is associated…
AB Science Hosts Conference on Masitinib Research for ALS
French pharmaceutical company AB Science SA has organized a web conference to present information on its lead product for…
ALS Association Meeting Presents Data on Research Achievements at Recent AAN Meeting
The Annual Drug Company Working Group and the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) meetings were recently held by the…
Documentary on Patient’s Battle With ALS to Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival, New York City
The documentary feature film Transfatty Lives focuses on how it is to live with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The…
Use of Patients’ Brain Cells to understand Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
To better understand amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a research team at Johns Hopkins Medicine was able to transform…
ALS Patients Advocate for “Right to Try” Experimental Drug
Patients who suffer from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are joining efforts in new ways to support the approval…