Champion Insights Officially Opens Enrollment to Investigate ALS Risk in High-Performance Athletes, Military Members, and First Responders

Champion Insights Officially Opens Enrollment to Investigate ALS Risk in High-Performance Athletes, Military Members, and First Responders

ByAbrar Muhammad

Ambitious nationwide study will enroll 500 participants to examine genetic, biological, and environmental factors linked to elevated ALS risk. NEW ORLEANS, February 4, 2026 — Champion Insights officially commenced active research operations today in its nationwide study investigating why elite athletes, military veterans, and high-performance populations, like first responders, face disproportionately high rates — potentially up…

Answer ALS Completes Release of Full Dataset and Integrates ALS TDI ARC Study Data into Neuromine
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Answer ALS Completes Release of Full Dataset and Integrates ALS TDI ARC Study Data into Neuromine

ByAbrar Muhammad

All data from 1,100+ Answer ALS participants, including ALS TDI’s ARC study data, are now harmonized and accessible via the Neuromine Data Portal, forming the world’s largest open ALS research resource to accelerate discoveries. NEW ORLEANS, November 03, 2025 —  Answer ALS today announced the full release of its comprehensive ALS clinical and multi-omics dataset,…

United for Answers: Leading ALS Organizations Announce ‘Champion Insights’ to Unlock Why Athletes and Military Members Face Higher ALS Risk
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United for Answers: Leading ALS Organizations Announce ‘Champion Insights’ to Unlock Why Athletes and Military Members Face Higher ALS Risk

ByVladimir Oratovschi

State-of-the-art remote-participation research seeks to understand how genetic factors linked to intense activities and lipid metabolism may increase ALS susceptibility NEW ORLEANS, August 13, 2025 — Answer ALS, in collaboration with ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI) and Augie’s Quest, today announced plans to launch Champion Insights, an ambitious research initiative designed to uncover critical…

Answer ALS Launches AI Drug Development Collaboration with GATC Health, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, and Tulane to Advance ALS Treatment Discovery
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Answer ALS Launches AI Drug Development Collaboration with GATC Health, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, and Tulane to Advance ALS Treatment Discovery

ByVladimir Oratovschi

NEW ORLEANS, July 22, 2025 — Answer ALS is proud to announce the launch of a groundbreaking collaborative initiative aimed at accelerating AI-powered drug discovery for ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases. This effort, known as the Louisiana AI Drug Development Infrastructure for ALS (LADDIA), brings together leading institutions and innovators, including GATC Health — a…

ALS Therapy Development Institute, Answer ALS, and Microsoft Announce Groundbreaking Data Sharing Collaboration
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ALS Therapy Development Institute, Answer ALS, and Microsoft Announce Groundbreaking Data Sharing Collaboration

ByHamid Patel

The ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI), Answer ALS, and Microsoft are pleased to announce a collaboration that will bring together the two largest existing clinical and omics data sets relating to ALS. Through this partnership, comprehensive data collected through ALS TDI’s ALS Research Collaborative (ARC) will be added to Neuromine, an innovative data portal…

ANSWER ALS ANNOUNCES DR. JEFFREY KELLER TO LEADERSHIP OF THEIR UNPRECEDENTED OPEN ACCESS ALS DATA REPOSITORY
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ANSWER ALS ANNOUNCES DR. JEFFREY KELLER TO LEADERSHIP OF THEIR UNPRECEDENTED OPEN ACCESS ALS DATA REPOSITORY

ByHamid Patel

Dr. Jeffrey Keller to Co-Lead Answer ALS’ Unprecedented Open Access ALS Data Repository. Appointment to Answer ALS bridges revolutionary data repository with renowned biomedical research center. NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana—Answer ALS is excited to announce that Dr. Jeffrey Keller, Ph.D. has been selected as Answer ALS’ Principal Investigator over the program’s renowned open-access data repository, Neuromine….

American Airlines Raises $1.2 Million for Answer ALS at Annual Charity Golf Tournament
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American Airlines Raises $1.2 Million for Answer ALS at Annual Charity Golf Tournament

ByHamid Patel

FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines raised more than $1.2 million for Answer ALS this week through its annual Charity Golf Tournament presented by Citi. “We are honored to continue our partnership with Answer ALS and support them on their way to raising $45 million for this critical, first of its kind, research project,” said…

Microsoft Investing $1 million in Cloud-Computing Resources to Help Answer ALS
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Microsoft Investing $1 million in Cloud-Computing Resources to Help Answer ALS

ByHamid Patel

Microsoft is investing $1 million in cloud-computing resources for the nonprofit, which will make the huge repository of valuable data openly available to researchers around the globe. Maybe, Joel Shamaskin thought, he was working too many hours, not getting enough sleep.  That wouldn’t have been unusual for the longtime primary care doctor at the University…

American Airlines Raises $950,000 for Answer ALS at Annual Charity Golf Tournament
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American Airlines Raises $950,000 for Answer ALS at Annual Charity Golf Tournament

ByHamid Patel

FORT WORTH, Texas – American Airlines raised more than $950,000 for Answer ALS through its third annual American Airlines Charity Golf Tournament. “We are proud to continue to partner with Answer ALS on behalf of the American Airlines family,” said chairman and CEO Doug Parker. “Many of our team members have been affected by ALS,…

Answer ALS Announces Grants Totaling $7 Million From Caterpillar Inc. and Stay Strong vs ALS
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Answer ALS Announces Grants Totaling $7 Million From Caterpillar Inc. and Stay Strong vs ALS

ByHamid Patel

NEW ORLEANS: The Answer ALS Foundation today announces two gifts totaling $7 million. Caterpillar Inc. has contributed $4 million and the Stay Strong vs ALS Fund has contributed $3 million. Stay Strong was founded by Ed Rapp, former Caterpillar Group president, who is living with ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The gifts will support the aggressive and ongoing Answer ALS research project….