October 11, 2017 – Last week at the 2017 Annual NEALS Meeting, Answer ALS researchers presented updates on the initiative to the ALS research community. Those updates included some unprecedented efforts in the strategy to find answers and solutions to ALS. “When Answer ALS was envisioned and ultimately organized, we wanted the entire research community,…
American Airlines to Donate $1M to Answer ALS Foundation Oct 12, 2016 FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 20, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — American Airlines this year will begin a multi-year financial commitment of $1 million to the Answer ALS research project through the Answer ALS Foundation. The research project will build the most comprehensive clinical, genetic,…
Recent developments have given researchers real optimism that advances in treatment could be on the horizon—at last. For Michael Tsun, the first sign of trouble came late in 2012, when the Fairfax County, Virginia, resident began feeling pain in his shoulders and around his buttocks. Soon thereafter, Tsun and his physician took aim at polymyalgia rheumatica…
The Sheer Force of Steve Gleason’s Will Nov 23, 2015 By: Peter King of Sports Illustrated’s Monday Morning Quarterback You may have noticed Sunday, on NFL Network or the NFL’s social channels, a new campaign to bring attention to trying to spur fundraising to work for a cure to ALS. The spots are powerful, with…
Broadcast in November 2015: Jay Fishman, chairman and chief executive officer of Travelers, who was diagnosed with ALS—known as Lou Gehrig’s disease—joined by Dr. Jeff Rothstein to discuss the fatal illness.
Sep 15, 2014 By: Bill Gates Like a lot of people, I dumped a bucket of ice water on my head a few weeks ago to call attention to the disease ALS. I soon got the chance to learn more about it—in a very inspiring way. Shortly after I made the ice-bucket video, I heard…
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