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2009 Research News

November 20, 2009
Smoking May Now be Considered an Established Risk Factor for ALS

November 5, 2009
Caregiver's Quilt Contest Supports ALS Research

October 27, 2009
ALS Researcher Lisa S. Krivickas Passes Away of ALS

October 15, 2009
New "Antisense" Experimental Therapy Clinical Trial Announced

October 12, 2009
New Guidelines Identify Best Treatments to Help ALS Patients Live Longer, Easier

October 8, 2009
CDC/ATSDR Launch National ALS Registry Website

October 8, 2009
Help Increase Funding for ALS Research

September 23, 2009
Clinical Trial of Lithium Carbonate with Riluzole Shows No Benefit

September 21, 2009
Neuralstem Receives FDA Approval to Begin First ALS Stem Cell Trial

September 11, 2009
Researchers Identify Genes Potentially Linked to Sporadic ALS

July 28, 2009
INSMED to Limit Supply of IPLEX to Existing ALS Patients in Current Program

June 25, 2009
Scientists Discover Faster Protein Aggregation Means Faster Disease Progression in ALS

June 15, 2009
Government Partnerships and Stem Cell Research Provide the Roadmap to a Cure

May 29, 2009
International Group of Scientists and Drug Company Representatives Meet to Discuss Treatments for ALS

May 19, 2009
Protective Gene Enables People with ALS to Live Longer, Study Finds

April 29, 2009
Clinician Scientist Receives Award

April 27, 2009
ALS Association and American Academy of Neurology Give Scientists Sheila Essey Award for ALS Research

March 11, 2009
TREAT ALS® Program Supports New Clinical Trial for ALS Patients Open for Enrollment

March 11, 2009
Congress Funds ALS Registry, Respite Care

March 10, 2009
FDA, Insmed, Inc. Announce Special Program for IPLEX

March 9, 2009
President Lifts Restrictions on Stem Cell Research

February 26, 2009
New Gene Mutation Discovery by ALS Association Consortium is Major Research Breakthrough

February 19, 2009
Support Stem Cell Research Today!

January 5, 2009
Time Magazine Recognizes ALS Stem Cell Research as No. 1 Medical Breakthrough in 2008

2008 Research News

December 9, 2008
ALS Association Co-Funds Study Showing Boosting the Body's Detoxifying System Counteracts Nerve Cell Loss in ALS Mice; New Therapies Suggested

November 25, 2008
Disappointing Results from IGF-1 Clinical Trial

November 3, 2008
Protein that Controls Upper Motor Neuron Development Identified

October 20, 2008
Astrocyte Replacement Shows Promise in a Rat Model of ALS

October 2, 2008
$5 Million Research Bill Signed by President

August 26, 2008
The ALS Association to Support Trial of Lithium

August 1, 2008
Stem Cells Generated from ALS Patients for the First Time

July 21, 2008
World’s First Genome-Wide Spinal Cord Atlas Unveiled;
Co-Funded by The ALS Association
 

May 20, 2008
California Stem Cell and Biofocus DPI to Collaborate in ALS Association-Funded Research

May 12, 2008
A Diverse Research Portfolio: The ALS Association Research Program Takes a Multi-pronged Approach to Speed Therapy Development

May 1, 2008
New ALS research presented at AAN annual meeting

May 1, 2008
Drug Company Working Group Focuses on New ALS Therapies

March 28, 2008
The ALS Association Conference Outlines the Way Forward in ALS Drug Discovery

February 6, 2008
The ALS Association Works with Investigators on Follow Up Study of Lithium for Treating ALS

2007 Research News

December 18, 2007
Renewed Funding for ALS Biomarker Discovery Highlights Importance of Reliable Disease Indicators

December 13, 2007
Possible ALS Drug Granted Orphan Status by the FDA

December 4, 2007
The ALS Association Grants Ruxton Pharmaceuticals Funds to Develop Brain Imaging Compounds for ALS Research

November 27, 2007
Conference Focuses on Speeding ALS Drug Discovery and Clinical Trials

November 6, 2007
TREAT ALS Awards $3.5 Million Drug Research Contract

October 30, 2007 
Annual Neuroscience Gathering: ALS Advances at a Glance

September 21, 2007 
Joint Project Brings Expertise to Bear on ALS Axon Dynamics

July 31, 2007 
Stem Cell Strategy Shows Challenges for ALS

July 12, 2007 
2007 Research Funding: New Efforts Promise Accelerated Progress
 
July 12, 2007 
Irish Researcher Funded to Follow Link to Cognitive Change in ALS
 
July 11, 2007 
Second International FTD and ALS Conference: Challenges and Progress
 
July 9, 2007 
Milton Safenowitz Post-Doctoral Fellowship for ALS Research 2007

June 25, 2007 
Network of Clinical Investigators Stands Ready for ALS Trials

June 7, 2007 
The ALS Association Renews Funding for Distribution of SOD1/G93A Rat for ALS Research

June 6, 2007 
Nuclear Transfer Strategy Shows Promise for ALS Drug Screening
 
June 4, 2007 
Mice Show How Mitochondria Flow in Nerve Cells  

May 23, 2007 
Research Advances Presented at Advocacy Day

May 14, 2007 
AAN: Gene Changes, Clinical Findings Highlight Annual Meeting of Neurologists

May 10, 2007 
Report on The ALS Association’s Drug Company Working Group Meeting

May 10, 2007 
Protein’s Role Emerging in ALS and Cognitive Change

May 2, 2007 
The ALS Association Presents The Sheila Essey Award for ALS Research to Christopher Henderson

April 25, 2007
AAN Meeting 2007: ALS Advances at a Glance

April 16, 2007 
Mouse Stem Cells Show ALS Can Arise from Support Cells
 
March 15, 2007 
National ALS Registry Efforts Underway

March 15, 2007
Funding Renewed for Stem Cell Project Initiated by The ALS Association

March 14, 2007
The ALS Association Reinforces Project for Fish Model of ALS

March 12, 2007 
The ALS Association Expands Stem Cell Project to Characterize ALS Motor Neurons

February 22, 2007
The ALS Association Uses Mouse Stem Cells to Find New Drugs

February 20, 2007
First Fruits of Genome Wide Search Published for Sporadic ALS

February 16, 2007
Researchers Give Clinical Progress Report in TREAT ALS Trials

January 31, 2007
2007 Funding: New Efforts Promise Accelerated Progress

January 12, 2007
Cambria Biosciences Receives TREAT ALS Grant

 

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