CurePSP Grant to FTD Disorders Registry Intended to Educate, Raise Awareness About Neurodegenerative Disorders
With a $100,000 grant, the FTD Disorders Registry has received a boost from CurePSP, a nonprofit organization working to…
Articles by Mary Chapman
Washington State Beats University of Washington in ALS Fundraising Challenge for Team Gleason
When intrastate rivals University of Washington (UW) and Washington State University (WSU) met Nov. 29 for the storied…
$106M Weill Family Foundation Gift Opens Research Network to Advance Neuroscience
A $106 million Weill Family Foundation initiative will bring together interdisciplinary researchers and clinicians at three West Coast universities…
ALS Association Golden West Chapter Honors Mitsubishi Tanabe for Work into Treatments
The ALS Association Golden West Chapter has honored Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America (MTPA) with its Essey Commitment to Cures award for…
With $300K Grant, ALS Never Surrender Foundation Launches Mobile App to Track Disease Progression
The ALS Association has awarded the nonprofit ALS Never Surrender Foundation a $300,000 grant to bring its precision point…
New University of Washington Center to Produce Stem Cells for Research on Muscle Disorders Such as ALS
A new muscle science and disease research center has opened at the University of Washington (UW) to investigate better…
CZI Awards I AM ALS $453K Grant to Share Tools That Will Speed Investigations Into ALS, Other Rare Diseases
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) has awarded I AM ALS a $453,000 grant to develop ways to connect…
FightMND Awards Clene More Than $900K to Advance Investigational ALS Therapy
Fight Motor Neuron Disease (FightMND) has awarded Clene Nanomedicine‘s Australian subsidiary $1.37 million AUD (approximately $924,000) to advance…
MSD and Francis Crick Institute Teaming Up for Better Understanding of ALS
Pharmaceutical company MSD and the Francis Crick Institute are partnering to try to learn more about what…
Ice Bucket Challenge Dramatically Affected Fight Against ALS, Independent Study Reports
In the summer of 2014, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge took social media by storm. Aimed primarily at raising…