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…
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Documentary: Living with Motor Neurone Disease (MND)
Motor neurone disease (MND) is a terminal disease and is physically and emotionally devastating for both the sufferer and the carer. In this Tobin Brothers exclusive documentary, Lisa Morgan, wife of actor Richard Morgan, and former AFL coach Neale Daniher talked to Michael Lynch about their confronting experiences with…
ALS: 5 Rules I Learned to be True
Meet Bernardo Pinto Coelho. In this video, he talks about the five rules which have helped him improved his life with ALS. Learn more about ALS here: https://bit.ly/ALSNewsToday…
ALS/Lou Gehrig’s Disease: Cause and Cure?
“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…
ALS in the Military
In this ALS Association video, learn more about our military heroes who were being diagnosed and dying from Lou Gehrig’s disease in the years following the operation Desert Storm in 1981. Learn more about ALS here: https://bit.ly/ALSNewsToday…
Last Week’s Top-3 Most Read Posts On ALS
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ALS – What are the Symptoms?
Meet Dr. Bradley Jacobs of premier health specialists, the Clinical Neuroscience Institute. In this video, he explains some of the symptoms of ALS and what is does to your body through out time. Learn more about ALS: https://bit.ly/ALSNewsToday…
ALS: Q&A with Anthony Carbajal
Meet Anthony Carbajal. You might know him for being one of the guys who started sharing word about ALS and also the Ice Bucket Challenge. His first video was really emotional and touching, so much that it even got him to go to The Ellen Show, among other several…
#TBT – Remembrance of Lou Gehrig’s ALS speech
In this video from ALS Therapy Development Institute, watch this video remembering Lou Gehrig’s ALS speech. “Courtesy of Major League Baseball. July 4, 2014, marked the 75th anniversary of Lou Gehrig’s “Luckiest Man” speech. MLB clubs nationwide aired this video of MLB first basemen honoring the ‘Iron Horse’.”…
The ALS Association – Research
In this video from the ALS Association, find out more about the accelerated research to find treatments and a cure for ALS. Learn how your support has helped to triple the amount of money spent on research each year; facilitate partnerships with university scientists and drug industry…
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