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Stephen Hawking is an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge. He is also well-known for suffering from ALS – amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a progressive neuro-degenerative disease which affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. ALS…

“Johns Hopkins neurologist, Jeffrey Rothstein, explains how sticky DNA causes ALS. He shows how one drug he identified works to de-stick the DNA so it no longer globs up proteins in the cell.” Learn more about ALS: https://bit.ly/ALSNewsToday…

In this video from 2009, researchers and doctors are working together at Johns Hopkins to explore the impact of stem technology on ALS. The Robert Packard Center for ALS Research at Johns Hopkins has helped uncover new genes for familial ALS, researched nerve repair, worked actively on genetic risk…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5OoXkNIvHA Dr. Eva Feldman, a neurologist, researcher and director of the A. Alfred Taubman Biomedical Research Institute at the University of Michigan, is the principal investigator for a landmark clinical trial involving patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. The FDA-approved trial, which is…

ALS, or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, makes all of your muscles stop, one by one. Watch this video to learn more about a secret project that ALS Foundation Netherlands launched to raise awareness for ALS. Learn more about ALS: https://bit.ly/ALSNewsToday…

Diagnosed with ALS, Gloria Taylor (1948-2012) spent what would be the last year of her life fighting a very public battle for the right to die with dignity. Gloria was at the centre of a successful British Columbia Supreme Court challenge that briefly overturned the ban on assisted suicide;…

The solvable tragedy of Lou Gehrig’s disease: all 35,000 current ALS sufferers in the U.S. and 600,000 worldwide will soon die of their disease while existing therapeutics that might possibly help them remain out of reach unless we solve the barriers to access. Learn how one organization is restoring patients’…

In this 2014 video, Mashable takes you back to the first edition of the Ice Bucket Challenge and how it took social media by storm. Mashable Explains takes a look at what ALS is and how it affects the body. Learn more about ALS: https://bit.ly/ALSNewsToday…

CIRM has funded the ALS Disease Team led by scientists at UC San Diego, The Salk Institute, and Life Technologies Corporation, who aim to bring a human embryonic stem cell-based ALS therapy to clinical trials within four years. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is…

“This video explores a highly compelling cause of ALS, how it may have given Lou Gehrig himself ALS, and how the ALS association is reacting to it.” Learn more about ALS: https://bit.ly/ALSNewsToday…