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ALS Awareness Month: Supporting Our Veterans ALS Awareness Month is just about to wrap up. Over the past few weeks we’ve been highlighting different themes, ranging from information about ALS itself to shining a spotlight on members of our community. This …
ALS Awareness Month: Celebrating nurses As ALS Awareness Month continues, we’re taking the opportunity to celebrate the nurses who make an enormous difference for people living with ALS. We can’t possibly thank nurses enough for the care they provide. If you feel …
ALS Awareness Month: Take action! May is ALS Awareness Month, a terrific opportunity to share your commitment to ALS care and research with friends and colleagues. All month, we’ll be sharing ideas to help you make an impact and highlighting people …
Foundation News ALS Walk for Life, Saturday, September 24! If this is your first ALS Walk for Life, you’re not alone. Suzanne will be participating in the Walk for the first time – and walking in memory of her …
Michelle has been a lifelong Chicago White Sox fan. But when she went to a Sox game in June, she saw something that left her in disbelief. Prior to her ALS diagnosis, Michelle and her longtime partner Sue led an …
On September 15, Amylyx Pharmaceuticals announced its intention to submit a New Drug Application to the FDA for AMX0035 for the treatment of ALS. If the New Drug Application is successful, AMX0035 would be only the third drug approved by …
How Do You #TakeABreath? Breathing. It’s something that can easily be taken for granted. But for many people living with ALS, breathing can often be a daily challenge. Our #TakeABreath campaign during ALS Awareness Month in May allows you to share …
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 …
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, …
Because we live in a changing environment, our survival and function depend on adapting to novel, potentially stressful, conditions. Is our ability to adapt to changing conditions fixed or is it possible to enhance our ability to tolerate a stressful …
