Month: February 2023
Video games have come a long way since Atari produced Pong, the first home console game, in 1975. Today it would seem there are games to suit every interest under…
This month, we celebrate those committed to collaboration and innovation to find effective treatments and cures for ALS, as well as increasing DEI in ALS research and care. Please check…
In the search to find ways to slow, stop or reverse the progression of ALS, the primary aim of research has been to better understand the disease and develop new…
Neurodegenerative diseases can damage different parts of the nervous system, including the brain. This may lead to problems with thinking, memory, and/or movement. Examples include Alzheimer’s disease (AD), multiple sclerosis…
Neurology fellow finds diagnostic delays in Black ALS patients prevents life-altering therapies. It was only his first visit to a hospital’s ALS clinic, but already the Black patient’s amyotrophic lateral…
Today marks the 8th annual International Day of Women and Girls in Science, an opportunity to remind ourselves that further efforts are needed to ensure gender equality in science, technology,…
Study Examining Gene Expression Patterns in Hundreds of Stem Cell-Derived Neurons Reveals Important Differences Between Males and Females A new Cedars-Sinai study in collaboration with the University of California, Irvine (UCI)…
The ALS Association filed a formal objection to health insurer CIGNA for the company’s decision to exclude Relyvrio from its formulary as part of our continued fight to ensure access…
For many people living with ALS, the decision to have a feeding tube placed, if or when it’s needed, is an important one, and as with many decisions that must…
Each year in the U.S., 5,000 patients receive a diagnosis of ALS, an incurable neurodegenerative disease that will likely kill them within two to five years. In the quest to…