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), with multiple awareness and fundraising events taking place throughout June and July. On June 4, after two years of walking in their respective neighborhoods, supporters returned to Cantigny Park in…

Ever since I was diagnosed with ALS in 2010, I’ve become sensitive to how ALS is represented in the movies. And I’ll admit to voicing my opinion about the topic in several of my past columns. So you can imagine my glee and pride when, six months…

Radicava ORS, an oral formulation of edaravone recently approved to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in the U.S., was safe and generally well-tolerated over almost a year of treatment in a Phase 3 clinical trial, new data highlight. The results were presented by the therapy’s developer, Mitsubishi Tanabe…

Albrioza, formerly called AMX0035, has been given conditional approval by Health Canada for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The decision marks a first approval for Albrioza by a regulatory authority in any country and the first new ALS therapy to enter the Canadian market since 2018.

AKAVA Therapeutics’ experimental therapy AKV9, formerly NU-9, was superior to approved therapies for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at improving the health of lab-grown upper motor neurons from a mouse model of the disease, a study shows. Upper motor neurons are one of the two types of specialized nerve cells that…

As I left our house to get the kids from school, the tree was gone. A contractor’s crew was removing brush from the ditch with an excavator to extend the culvert that passed under our driveway. My husband, Todd, had specifically asked that the poplar tree be left alone. I…

Treatment with the experimental gold nanocrystal therapy CNM-Au8 decreased the risk of mortality by 64% among people with early amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), compared to what would be expected without treatment, according to new analyses from the RESCUE-ALS clinical trial. The findings were presented by Clene Nanomedicine,…

Early use of Biogen’s tofersen significantly slows disability progression, as well as a decline in lung function, muscle strength, and quality of life in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients with mutations in the SOD1 gene, compared with a six-month delay in starting treatment. These benefits were accompanied by pronounced and sustained…

I’m all in when it comes to celebrating milestones, and as many of my readers know, I’m a glass-half-full person. So when June arrived, I didn’t have to look far for my first reason to celebrate. Happy 5 years to me! This month, I’m celebrating the five-year milestone of…

Dutch Bros Coffee has long supported efforts from the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) to help patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neuromuscular diseases and to fund research. It recently outdid itself, though, raising $2.3 million for the organization in a single day. Proceeds from Dutch…