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Researchers in Oxford have made a landmark breakthrough towards improving the treatment of advanced Parkinson’s disease. 
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England and Australia Ashes Cricketers join forces with The Broad Appeal to raise awareness of Motor Neurone Disease
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Cytokinetics Inc. is evaluating the costs and timing of a clinical trial for its amyotrophic lateral sclerosis treatment after some patients were given a placebo by mistake. The shares fell as much as 8.8 percent.
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Ted Harada is among four patients who have either improved or stabilized in a closely watched clinical trial, the nation's first to use stem cells in patients with with Lou Gehrig's disease.
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It only takes one bad apple to spoil the bunch, and the same may be true of certain proteins in the brain. Studies have suggested that just one rogue protein (in this case, a protein that is misfolded or shaped the wrong way) can act as a seed, leading to the misfolding of nearby proteins. According to an NIH-funded study, various forms of these seeds – originating from the same protein – may lead to different patterns of misfolding that result in neurological disorders with unique sets of symptoms.................
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Cindy Crowe spent close to 35 years trying to pretend that Lou Gehrig’s disease doesn’t exist.
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--->>74 Years Ago Today July 4, 1939 | Still No CURE, Still No Known Cause
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Parkinson's disease researchers studied the effect of mechanically produced beats on gait and found the auditory cue had the greatest influence.
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With the tap of a toe or the blink of an eye, those with ALS are redefining what it means to be alive.
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Steve Gleason is a hero in New Orleans. The former safety for the New Orleans Saints’ earned that status when he blocked a punt by Atlanta Falcons’ Michael Koenen as the teams played in the Superdome in 2006.
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Blazeman Foundation Provides $200,000 to Produce Critical Protein Used in Lou Gehrig’s Disease ResearchPrintEmailrssALS Research Group
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – June 25, 2013 – Sometimes funding research is not about testing the safety or effectiveness of a potential drug, device or biological therapy in animals or humans. Sometimes funding research is about determining if a particular protein can be produced in a cost-effective manner for treating patients.
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2013 Oregon Ride to Defeat ALS: Marcy Helm - Ride to Defeat ALS®| Honoring Sister Shelley & In Memory of Mike Lopez Jr.
*Marcy Helm is currently in 1st Place for Overall Fundraising and 2nd Place for Overall TEAM Fundraiser!
T.E.A.M. Cure ALS Foundation & Mike Lopez Jr. are truly honored to have Marcy Pontier Helm dedicate herself to helping Stay Committed to a Cure for ALS!
Thank You Marcy with tremendous GRATITUDE!
If you would like to Donate to Marcy & her Ride to Defeat ALS please follow this link: http://web.alsa.org/site/TR/Rides/OregonandSWWashington?px=3401796&pg=personal&fr_id=9090
T.E.A.M.-Together Everyone Accomplishes More!
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Exposure to a man-made chemical known as trichloroethylene, or TCE, is associated with a sixfold increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease, according to a new study published Monday in the Annals of Neurology.
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Stephen Hawking has captured the imaginations of millions across the planet and now, a new documentary is set to give a unique insight into the personal life of one of physics' most dynamic characters.
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Seven-year-old Colton Allen sat in his house on a frigid morning in Fort St. John, British Columbia. It was 35 degrees below zero, so school had been canceled for the day.
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So there was Kevin Swan a few months ago, scaling Machu Picchu. From a distance, just another tourist tackling its 8,000-foot heights to check one more item off the bucket list.
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In a study that could change the way scientists view the process of protein production in humans, University of Chicago researchers have found a single gene that encodes two separate proteins from
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It began with gait problems. Was it clumsiness?
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Suzanne Malveaux explains how her mother lives with ALS, a fast moving disease of nerve cells in brain and spinal cord.
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We visit the Muhammad Ali Parkinson’s Center in Phoenix to find out how their community outreach program is helping patients learn to live fuller lives
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A public discussion is stirring on the topic of nonprofit overhead and the extent to which overhead costs should influence giving. The three leading sources of information about nonprofits recently issued a call to action asking individual and institutional donors to stop using “overhead” as the measure of a nonprofit’s success. GuideStar, Charity Navigator and BBB Wise Giving Alliance have issued a call to donors to move beyond the “Overhead Myth.” Here’s the background. Nonprofits are required.....................
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Thank You TEAM Gleason and all Participants involved in the 1st Annual TEAM Gleason ALS Summit. Remarkable gathering of collaborative minds and idea's to help keep the ALS Cure in the forefront, moving in a forward motion towards a much needed CURE for such a isidious disease. THANK YOU! LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR!
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