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Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
All-you-can-eat breakfast honors ALS-stricken manTiffin Advertiser TribuneThen he fell off the ladder," she recalled. The symptoms escalated from there. Dave went to a neurologist for more than a year. The doctor did tests and prescribed physical therapy but did not diagnose ALS. After six weeks with no improvement, …
MDA: Family strength after mom’s battle with ALS – KSDK
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011KSDK MDA: Family strength after mom's battle with ALSKSDKThere is no cure for ALS, but the Muscular Dystrophy Association is the largest contributor to research and support. "We got a lot of assistance from the MDA," said Bob Leifeld. "We got a loaner wheelchair and a cane and the support group that we went …and [...]
10 New Genetic Discoveries — And The Diseases They Could Treat – io9
Monday, August 29th, 201110 New Genetic Discoveries — And The Diseases They Could Treatio9The genetic underpinnings of ALS are poorly understood, so the discovery of genetic associations always has exciting implications for new areas of research. Just this month, researchers from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia identified a mutation on the …and more »
Possible Culprit Is Found for Lou Gehrig’s Disease – New York Times
Monday, August 29th, 2011New York Times Possible Culprit Is Found for Lou Gehrig's DiseaseNew York TimesStill others suggest that protein aggregates are markers, rather than root causes, of dysfunction. In ALS, “we can look at autopsy samples and see what's happened in the end,” Dr. Lucie Bruijn of the ALS Association said. “But in living people, …and more »
This Week in PLoS – BioArray News (blog)
Monday, August 29th, 2011This Week in PLoSBioArray News (blog)Researchers at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and elsewhere report that mutations in UBQLN2 — which encodes the ubiquitin-like protein ubiquilin 2 — "cause dominantly inherited, chromosome-X-linked ALS [amyotrophic lateral …
10 Recent Genetic Discoveries and the Diseases They Will Help Treat – io9
Monday, August 29th, 201110 Recent Genetic Discoveries and the Diseases They Will Help Treatio9The genetic underpinnings of ALS are poorly understood, so the discovery of genetic associations always has exciting implications for new areas of research. Just this month, researchers from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia identified a mutation on the …
Annual ALS walk raises more than $150000; patients optimistic about … – The Huntsville Times – al.com (blog)
Monday, August 29th, 2011Annual ALS walk raises more than $150000; patients optimistic about …The Huntsville Times – al.com (blog)"People with ALS follow the research news closely and when something significant like this is announced, they want to know more about this," said Oberman, who notes the chapter refers patients and family members to articles, frequently-asked-questions' …
Breaking through – ModernHealthcare.com
Monday, August 29th, 2011Breaking throughModernHealthcare.comAccording to a news report, one Chicago-area foundation alone has raised $42 million in the past 30 years to fund ALS research, much of it going to Northwestern. But when it comes to research, federal funding is the critical spigot. …
Jersey schools prepare to implement new concussion law – phillyBurbs.com
Sunday, August 28th, 2011Jersey schools prepare to implement new concussion lawphillyBurbs.comEmerging research suggests that an athlete who has a concussion is more susceptible to a second one, and some studies have connected repeated concussion injuries with depression, Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou …and more »
Two men climbing new heights to fight ALS – MyCentralJersey.com
Sunday, August 28th, 2011Two men climbing new heights to fight ALSMyCentralJersey.comAny money raised in excess of production costs will go to the Blazeman Foundation, which funds ALS research. “It's not just about raising a lot of money for the Blazeman Foundation, although that would be lovely,” Dourney says. …
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