The Les Turner ALS Foundation is very pleased to announce the Les Turner ALS Research and Patient Center at Northwestern Medicine as the newest member of the single largest coordinated and collaborative effort to end ALS in the history of …
A Message from Our Senators
We thank our Illinois Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth for their support of our annual ALS Walk for Life on Saturday, September 16 at Soldier Field. We commend their efforts in advocating for ALS research and patient care. Learn …
7th Annual Les Turner Symposium on ALS and NeuroRepair
The 7th Annual Les Turner Symposium on ALS and NeuroRepair will held on Monday, November 6 at Prentice Women’s Hospital. Celebrating research, patient care and education–attendees will get the opportunity to learn the latest on ALS drug development. Christopher Henderson, …
Meet the Director of the Les Turner ALS Research and Patient Center at Northwestern Medicine
It is our great pleasure to announce that Robert Kalb, MD from the University of Pennsylvania has been selected as the first Director of the Les Turner ALS Research and Patient Center at Northwestern Medicine, Chief of Division of Neuromuscular …
Radicava is Now Available for Treatment in U.S
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America, Inc., today announced RADICAVA ™ (edaravone), an intravenous therapy indicated for all adult patients diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is now available for treatment in the United States. RADICAVA, …
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge: Three Years Later
In 2014, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge swept the globe, forever changing the face of ALS. Millions of dollars were raised and awareness reached an all time high. Three years later, major advances in ALS research and patient care have …
Collaboration in Research
A recent publication in Neurology Today highlights the research of Dr. Sabrina Paganoni who is testing a drug to slow the progression of ALS. This study is being done in collaboration with Les Turner ALS Research and Patient Center at Northwestern Medicine …
Evidence for an early innate immune response in the motor cortex of ALS.
A new publication about the role of immunity in ALS, authored by members of the Les Turner ALS Research and Patient Center at Northwestern Medicine, has been issued. Read on for a Q&A with Dr. P. Hande Ozdinler, one of …
Join the ALS Registry
In the next year alone, about 5,000 people in the U.S. may be diagnosed with #ALS. The National #ALSRegistry is connecting persons living with ALS with researchers who want to find the causes of the disease, help those diagnosed, and …
Investing in our Future: Funding ALS Research
Each year, the Les Turner ALS Foundation provides a grant to the Les Turner ALS Research and Patient Center at Northwestern Medicine. This grant provides support to the Lois Insolia ALS Clinic as well as researchers looking for answers on …
