ALS Association Greater Chicago Chapter Goes to Bat Against Disease
The Greater Chicago Chapter of the ALS Association is in high gear to end amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS),…
Articles by Mary Chapman
Dutch Bros Coffee Raises $2.3M for MDA in One Day
Dutch Bros Coffee has long supported efforts from the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) to help patients with…
MDA Joins Major League Baseball to Mark ‘Lou Gehrig Day’ Across June
Major league baseball teams are poised to mark Lou Gehrig Day, set aside to honor the legendary New York…
MDA’s ‘Wings Over Wall Street’ Returns as Live Event on June 9
After a two-year hiatus, the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is bringing back its in-person Wings Over Wall Street…
Cytokinetics Reaffirms Years-long Partnership With ALS Association
After several years of support, the late-stage biopharmaceutical company Cytokinetics is reaffirming its commitment to the ALS Association and…
‘Silence ALS’ Aiming for Personalized Therapy for Rare-mutation Patients
Silence ALS, a new initiative supported by Target ALS, set as its goals discovering and developing personalized antisense oligonucleotide…
ALS Association Offers Exploratory Grant Opportunities
The ALS Association is calling for applications for a new Seed Grant Program designed to support exploratory…
BC Province Gives CA$2M to Help Fund ‘Project Hope’ ALS Center
The Canadian province of British Columbia is giving another CA$2 million (about $1.65 million) to help establish “Project Hope”…
Blood Tests of Neurofilament Levels as Early ALS, FTD Biomarker Sought
A two-year project aims to identify reliable blood tests for measuring neurofilament protein levels, which could aid in the early…
Minnesota Legislator Seeks to Fund ALS Research, Help Caregivers
Minnesota lawmaker Dave Lislegard has introduced two measures in the state’s legislature that would invest tens of millions of dollars…