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For the disabled, the rise of Google Glass and other such devices may make previously difficult tasks easier. 
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We had a glimpse of this awesome new AAC app for text to speech earlier this year, when some of the Assistiveware team came to visit Australia. Now it's... Via SpectronicsDV
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a devastating illnes
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Researchers have developed a technique using drugs called pharmacoperones, which have the ability to fixes misfolded proteins, allowing them to perform th...
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A Round Rock resident refuses to allow a terminal illness to deter his motivation to serve those living with the same disease.
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The ALS Association encourages scientific research to find a cure for ALS, heightens awareness of the nature of the disease, stimulates volunteerism and activism, and increases awareness of government leaders to encourage support of research and...
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ConcussionClinics.org is an online resource provided by the Sports Legacy Institute that is designed to connect athletes, parents, coaches, and other members of the community with local medical providers or clinics that treat concussions.
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Groundbreaking ceremonies were held last week for the $10 million Chelsey Park Health and Rehabilitation project that is expected to bring as many as 100 new jobs to Dahlonega. Via Cure for ALS
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space are enabling research aboard the International Space Station that could lead to...
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Stem cells hold promise for understanding and treating neurodegenerative diseases, but so far they have failed to accurately model disorders that occur late in life.
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23andMe, the genetic testing startup backed by Google Ventures and Facebook billionaire Yuri Milner, will stop offering test results related to customer's health in order to comply with a warning letter sent by the Food and Drug Administration on...
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Bloomington woman refuses to let ALS define her
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Last month, the Food and Drug Administration ordered the Google-backed startup 23andMe to stop providing health information to the customers who purchase their personal genetic testing kits.
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Pete Frates & Steve Gleason back stage at the Pearl Jam concert in New Orleans. A couple of ALS warriors enjoying the show.
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The Kevin Turner Foundation has announced Climb For Kevin, a fundraising expedition to the summit of Africa's legendary Mt. Kilimanjaro to generate awareness and funding for ALS and concussion research.
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Happy Heavenly 50th Birthday Michael!
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In work supported by The ALS Association, researchers have for the first time identified a unique molecular “signature” for a type of immune cell in the brain and spinal cord believed to contribute to ALS. The study was published in the journal Nature Neuroscience.
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New delivery methods of levodopa are in clinical testing. Quicker absorption and better maintenance of therapeutic levels will mean less "off" periods for people living with Parkinson’s disease.
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Don Post (Kansas City, Mo.) was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as "Lou Gehrig's Disease", in 1980 and was told he only had th...
**Don recieves the Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award | Nascar Foundation, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013
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UPDATE: Kansas Speedway will match Don Posts $100,000 charity award
http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2013/12/09/kansas-speedway-to-match-don-posts.html
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An opportunity to watch a live stream of global MND experts answering questions about some of the most current issues affecting people with the illness
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One in an occasional series. The new device that Neil Alexander will keep by his side is neither sleek nor stylish. It looks, joked his wife, Suzanne, “like a Sony Walkman from the 1980s.” But the O’Hara couple, says Mrs.
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ALSoD is a joint project of World Federation of Neurology and European Network to Cure ALS. The work leading to these results has received funding from the European Community’s Health Seventh Framework Programme FP7/2007-2013 under grant agreement number 259867.
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There are a growing number of Clinicians and Scientists who are convinced that excitotoxins and heavy metals play a critical role in the development of several neurological disorders, including migraines, seizures, infections, abnormal neural development, certain endocrine disorders, specific types of obesity, and especially the neurodegenerative diseases; a group of diseases which includes: ALS, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, and olivopontocerebellar degeneration.
Shannon Kiernan's curator insight,
December 8, 2013 7:29 PM
Excitotoxins/heavy metals have a high influence of causing neurological disorders, and even obesity. I don't quite understand how they found the latter |
This is what we've been hoping that Wearable tech can do for oh so many people