Like most events at the Gardner home in the western suburbs of Chicago it was a family affair. With the face masks in-place and appropriate social distancing, the Gardner family met us outside for what we’re lovingly calling a “front …
Advocacy Announcement: ALS Disability Insurance Access Act
Foundation Blog: Advocacy The Les Turner ALS Foundation has joined with several other national ALS patient advocacy organizations (ALS Association, I AM ALS, Muscular Dystrophy Association and Team Gleason) in a letter to U.S. House of Representatives’ leadership requesting that …
Data from Amylyx’s CENTAUR trial shows promise in slowing ALS progression
We are very pleased to share promising data published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine from the recent CENTAUR trial, conducted by Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, showing that AMX0035, the combination drug of sodium phenylbutyrate–taurursodiol, can slow functional decline …
September 2020 Events eNews
Rosie’s Riveters Rosie’s “happy place” is the quilting studio her husband Mike created in the family’s Oakwood Hills home. It is here where Rosie selects patterns, cuts and sews patchwork, and stitches and binds quilts of all shapes and sizes, …
September 2020 Foundation eNews
Join our 10th Annual Les Turner Symposium on ALS Registration is now open for our 10th Annual Symposium, hosted by our own Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine. This year’s event will be held virtually on Nov, 9, and …
