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’.”…
#TBT – Remembrance of Lou Gehrig’s ALS speech
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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…
A panel of leading amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) researchers recently published a review study, supported by the ALS Association, detailing the state of disease biomarker development and calling for the formation of an ALS Biomarker Consortium to speed up research into more effective disease treatments. The review, titled “ALS biomarkers…
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Life With ALS: Are’s Story
“Are and Yuki’s lives together were totally changed when Are was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Watch the touching moment when his children celebrate his birthday at the hospital.” Learn more about ALS: https://bit.ly/ALSNewsToday…
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What to Know About ALS
In this BuzzFeedBlue video, learn the basics of ALS, also know as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Learn more about ALS here: https://bit.ly/ALSNewsToday…
Motor neuron degeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients is caused by several factors, including inflammation and oxidative stress. Uncovering the multiple pathways leading to ALS may suggest new ways to intervene therapeutically. University of Pittsburgh researchers found the Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products (RAGE) and its ligands, or…
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ALS: Mike Winston’s Story
Meet Mike Winston. This is a short documentary about him, a 24-year-old young man living with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. In the film, you get to glimpse the life he lived directly after being diagnosed and compare that to how he lives 6 months after his diagnosis.
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ALS Diagnosis Inspires Family To Live ‘Magical Year’
In this 2013 video, meet Susan. Award-winning journalist Susan Spencer-Wendel was in her prime when she got a devastating diagnosis: ALS, sometimes known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Knowing she only had a few years to live, she and her family started tackling all the items on her bucket list.
A report in the journal JAMA Neurology revealed positive findings from the first Phase 1/2 clinical trial and the Phase 2 dose escalation study investigating BrainStorm’s NurOwn for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). NurOwn is a stem cell technology employing adult cells isolated from the disease-affected patient, developed…
“In an effort to top last year’s wildly successful #ALSIceBucketChallenge, the ALS Association reviews a new batch of Bucket Challenge alternatives from Neil Patrick Harris, JK Simmons, Martha Stewart, and more.” Learn more about ALS here: https://bit.ly/ALSNewsToday…
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