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Faces of ALS: A 45-Year Friendship on the Run
Kevin Patula (left) and Chris Fusco at Paw Paw Lake …Read More »Leading ALS Organizations Call for Swift Passage of the ACT for ALS Reauthorization Act
June 18, 2026 The Honorable Mike Johnson, Speaker U.S. House …Read More »June 2026 Foundation eNews
Unite with us along the lakefront for a world free …Read More »June 2026 Foundation eNews
You helped us raise awareness all May With ALS Awareness …Read More »
Faces of ALS
Faces of ALS: A 45-Year Friendship on the Run
Kevin Patula (left) and Chris Fusco at Paw Paw Lake …Read More »How Humor and High-Tech Power the Goldberg Home
For Dr. Andrew Goldberg, life has always been about solving …Read More »A Love Language of Strength: The Kostrzeski Family
Humor, heart, and a 100-foot circle of care. For Lisa …Read More »Faces of ALS: Diane Rutledge and the Power of Community
Diane Rutledge passed away from complications related to ALS on …Read More »A Chef’s Touch: How Kate Milashus Keeps Creating Through ALS
For nearly 15 years, the heat, rhythm, and camaraderie of …Read More »
Advocacy
Leading ALS Organizations Call for Swift Passage of the ACT for ALS Reauthorization Act
June 18, 2026 The Honorable Mike Johnson, Speaker U.S. House …Read More »Together, We Helped Secure $300,000 for ALS Care and Research in Illinois
This year marked an important achievement for the ALS community …Read More »Leading ALS Organizations Celebrate Introduction of ACT for ALS Reauthorization Act: Call for Swift Congressional Passage
Washington, D.C., April 8, 2026 – In support of this …Read More »ALS organizations advocate for FY27 funding priorities to Congress
Delivered to the offices of Sen. Susan Collins and Sen. …Read More »
Research News
Finding the exact target for potential ALS drug
More than 15 years ago, Northwestern University professor Richard Silverman …Researchers discover cause of neuron excitability in ALS, leading to new potential treatment
Digging deep into the molecular mechanisms behind ALS, researchers at …ALS is driven by a domino‑like chain reaction that begins in nerve cells
Study links TDP‑43 pathology to inflammation, disease progression and survival …Clinical trials test potential new gene therapies for inherited ALS
As director of the clinical research program at the Les …
Donor Spotlights
Donor Spotlight: Ann Drury
Every ALS diagnosis has a story of its own. For …Our Boughton Grant Program makes home modifications easier
As a licensed cosmetologist and hairdresser for 19 years, Janie …Donor Spotlight: Foglia Family Foundation
As a lifelong baseball fan, Vince Foglia knew about ALS …Donor Spotlight: Robert P. Ives
Robert “Bob” P. Ives is a familiar face at the …
Foundation eNews
Finding the exact target for potential ALS drug
More than 15 years ago, Northwestern University professor Richard Silverman …Read More »June 2026 Foundation eNews
Unite with us along the lakefront for a world free …Read More »Researchers discover cause of neuron excitability in ALS, leading to new potential treatment
Digging deep into the molecular mechanisms behind ALS, researchers at …Read More »June 2026 Foundation eNews
You helped us raise awareness all May With ALS Awareness …Read More »
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