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Los Angeles Business Journal: Leaders of Influence: Nonprofit & Philanthropy 2025 – Sheri Strahl

September 15, 2025 Comments Off on Los Angeles Business Journal: Leaders of Influence: Nonprofit & Philanthropy 2025 – Sheri Strahl

Sheri Strahl, MPH, MBA, took the helm of the ALS Network – one of the nation’s leading ALS nonprofits – in 2024. Strahl brings more thna 20 years of nonprofit…

Hawaii Tribune Herald: Public invited to Big Island ALS walk

September 5, 2025 Comments Off on Hawaii Tribune Herald: Public invited to Big Island ALS walk

The 3rd Annual Big Island Walk & Roll to Cure ALS is slated for Saturday at Wailoa River State Recreation Center in Hilo. Hosted by the ALS Network (formerly ALS…

Target ALS: Sheri Strahl on Reimagining the ALS Movement: Urgency, Equity, and the Power of Collaboration

August 25, 2025 Comments Off on Target ALS: Sheri Strahl on Reimagining the ALS Movement: Urgency, Equity, and the Power of Collaboration

​​When Sheri Strahl became the first President and CEO of the newly named ALS Network in 2024, she stepped into a role already brimming with urgency, and opportunity. Armed with dual public…

NBC Bay Area: Ride, Walk & Roll to Cure ALS Returns to Napa Valley – New Venue for 2025!

August 25, 2025 Comments Off on NBC Bay Area: Ride, Walk & Roll to Cure ALS Returns to Napa Valley – New Venue for 2025!

NBC Bay Area is proud to support the ALS community as the 21st Annual Napa Valley Ride, Walk & Roll to Cure ALS returns on Saturday, September 27, 2025 — this time at its exciting…

ALS News Today: Research Sheds New Light on ALS Gene Mutation

August 21, 2025 Comments Off on ALS News Today: Research Sheds New Light on ALS Gene Mutation

Researchers at Yale School of Medicine said they’ve solved a longstanding mystery of how mutations in the C9ORF72 gene, a common genetic cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), may lead to toxic proteins. The findings…

ALS News Today: Wearable Robot Gives ALS Patients a Hand

August 21, 2025 Comments Off on ALS News Today: Wearable Robot Gives ALS Patients a Hand

A wearable robot that detects small arm motions and helps support the shoulder can make it easier for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients to pick up and carry things, a study showed.…

Research Funding Freeze Impacts UCLA

August 12, 2025 Comments Off on Research Funding Freeze Impacts UCLA

The ALS Network is driven by passion — for people, for progress, and for a future without ALS. We partner with world-class researchers, clinicians, and institutions across California and Hawaii…

Columbia: Will Making Neurons Young Again Stop ALS?

August 12, 2025 Comments Off on Columbia: Will Making Neurons Young Again Stop ALS?

In the beginning, not even Hynek Wichterle’s postdoc thought his idea to slow the progression of ALS had a chance. “When Hynek proposed this, I thought it would never work…

KNBR: On the Phone – John Lynch Speaks About Dwight Clark Day

August 7, 2025 Comments Off on KNBR: On the Phone – John Lynch Speaks About Dwight Clark Day

Hear from John Lynch, President of Football Operations and General Manager of the San Francisco 49ers. John, having seen the light Dwight brought with him despite his diagnosis and also…

The Independent: Livermore Lab Scientists Seek Potential ALS Cure

July 31, 2025 Comments Off on The Independent: Livermore Lab Scientists Seek Potential ALS Cure

LIVERMORE — Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists are making progress with high-performance computing machines, including the supercomputer Tuolumne, and a tailored artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to search for drugs…