Month: April 2025
A neurosurgeon and his team from the University of California (UC) Davis Health have won The Herbert Pardes Clinical Research Excellence Award — given by the nonprofit Clinical Research Forum — for…
CHICAGO (AP) — With his massive frame and larger-than-life persona, Steve McMichael was natural for the gridiron and the squared circle. The man known as “Mongo” and “Ming The Merciless”…
A former ALS Network board chair, John Krave passed away on March 25, 2025, following a prolonged battle with pancreatic cancer. He was integral to the growth and evolution of…
The first patient has been dosed in a Phase 1 clinical study testing AMX0114, an experimental therapy being developed by Almylyx Pharmaceuticals for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The treatment targets calpain-2, a protein believed to…
Growing up in the small but mighty town of Strathmore, CA, Sarah was one of three children raised by loving parents who taught her resilience and strength. In August 2012,…
The surfing community lost a great one recently—Greg Browning, a well-loved surfer and filmmaker who positively impacted the lives of many. In 2023, Browning was diagnosed with the heart-wrenching amyotrophic lateral sclerosis…
Eric Dane has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), he tells PEOPLE exclusively. “I have been diagnosed with ALS,” he shares. “I am grateful to have my loving family by my side as we navigate…
A single dose of Insmed’s investigational gene therapy INS1202 preserved motor function and prolonged survival in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) associated with SOD1 gene mutations. The therapy was also found to…