#TakeaBreath During ALS Awareness Month in May Be a part of our new #TakeaBreath Campaign this coming May for ALS Awareness Month to honor and recognize the resiliency of people with ALS, for whom breathing can be a daily challenge. …
April 2021 Foundation eNews
Grief & Loss in Children and Youth in Families with ALS: April ALS Learning Series Last month, our ALS Learning Series webinar focused on talking with children about ALS. This Thursday, April 8 at 12pm CST, Dr. Melinda Kavanaugh returns …
Tagging So Others Can Take a Breath
May is ALS Awareness Month. Every year, members of our Les Turner ALS family volunteer in our annual Tag Days Drive to spread the message of hope and help and raise funds to support people living with ALS and their …
March 2021 Events eNews
Last Call for Gourmet Dinner Delivery with our Hope Through Caring Gala The 2021 Virtual Hope Through Caring Gala is less than two weeks away on Saturday, March 20! Don’t miss out on a spectacular evening to create a world …
ALS Research Ambassadors Fostering Community, Influencing Change
By Gwen Gotsch I lost my 30-year-old son to ALS in July of 2017. Kris was 27 and newly married when he was diagnosed. He died just three years later. During those three years, Kris, an elementary school special ed …
Foundation to Honor Robert Ives and Steve Gleason at Virtual Hope Through Caring Gala
Both Men Continually Help Raise Funds and Awareness, Advocate for Change While on their Own ALS Journey The Les Turner ALS Foundation will host its 34th Annual Hope Through Caring Gala on Saturday, March 20, bringing together supporters for an elegant …
March 2021 Foundation eNews
Newly Discovered Compound Found to Reverse ALS Neuron Damage “We have identified the first compound that improves the health of upper motor neurons that become diseased,” shares Hande Ozdinler, PhD, senior author of the study along with Richard B. Silverman, …
Newly Discovered Compound Found to Reverse ALS Neuron Damage
We are pleased to announce more exciting news on the ALS research front coming out of our Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine. On February 22, Northwestern scientists, led by P. Hande Ozdinler, PhD, and Richard B. Silverman, PhD, …
Chicago Virtual NEALS ALS Clinical Research Learning Institute
The first-ever 2021 Chicago Virtual NEALS ALS Clinical Research Learning Institute (CRLI) was a great success! Thank you to all the patients, caregivers, and surviving family members who joined for the annual two-day program. Now, all attendees are certified as …
Faces of ALS: Working to Make True on a Wish
When Jonathan Brent, MD, PhD, asks his ALS patients what their goals are, the answer is almost always the same: to find a cure for ALS. “What motivates me,” says Dr. Brent, “is how I can make true on that …
