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…

New ALS Gene Discovered: KIF5A – Answer ALS Shared Genomes Helped Lead to New Discovery
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New ALS Gene Discovered: KIF5A – Answer ALS Shared Genomes Helped Lead to New Discovery

ByHamid Patel

New ALS Gene Discovered: KIF5A Answer ALS Shared Genomes Helped Lead to New Discovery NEW ORLEANS – March 22, 2018, ALS researchers have identified a new ALS gene: KIF5A. This important gene discovery will help all researchers understand ALS disease pathways and represents a potential new ALS therapeutic target. Answer ALS is proud to have…