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Grant Backs CRISPR Therapy Research for Familial ALS

Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) have received an award from the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity to advance their preclinical research of an innovative CRISPR-based gene editing approach to treat one of the most common causes of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The two-year…

Association Sets Goal of Making ALS ‘Livable’ by 2030

With a heightened emphasis on clinical trials, improved care, and identification of risk factors, the ALS Association has created a plan intended to make amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) “livable” by 2030. While it continues to search for an ALS cure, the nation’s largest ALS nonprofit organization believes that, within a…