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Researchers are making strides in understanding the disease, its causes, and treatment. Heres a look at some of the latest scientific findings. 
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/PRNewswire/ -- The Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission (Commission) has completed its review of the 171 applications received in response to its FY 2013 Requests for Applications (RFAs).
10 Post-Doctoral Fellowship awards – These grants provide up to $55,000 per year, for up to two years, including direct and indirect costs and fringe benefits, and are designed to train post-doctoral fellows who wish to conduct human stem cell research in Maryland. These grants will focus on ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), sickle cell disease, diabetes, colon cancer, and stroke, among other topics.....................
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CNN's Elizabeth Cohen on cloned stem cells that could develop into muscle or nerve cells.
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BRAVO to all the Participating BREWERIES!!
Oregon Locations & Availability:
Full Sail Brewing Co. Deschutes Brewery Public House
Ales for ALS craft brewers (by location) include: California: Beachwood BBQ, Bear Republic Brewing, Brewery at Abigaile, Coronado Brewing Co., Drakes Brewing Co., Faction Brewing Co., Iron Springs Pub & Brewery, Pizza Port Brewing Co., Russian River Brewing Co., Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Stone Brewing, Third Street Ale Works, Triple Rock Brewing Co.Colorado: New Belgium, Odell BrewingConnecticut: Willimantic Brewing Co.Delaware: Dogfish Head Brewing Co.Georgia: 5 Seasons Brewing Co.Massachusetts: Boston Beer Co. (Samuel Adams), Cambridge Brewing Co., Harpoon Brewery, Wormtown BreweryMissouri: Mother's Brewing Co.Nevada: Great Basin BrewingNew Mexico: La Cumbre Brewing Co., Marble BreweryNew York: Brooklyn Brewery, Captain Lawrence Brewing Co.North Carolina: Front Street BreweryOhio: Fat Head's Brewing Co., Great Lakes Brewing Co.Oregon: Deschutes Brewery Public House, Full Sail Brewing Co.Utah: Uinta Brewing Co.Washington: Bale Breaker Brewing Co., E9 Brewing, Fremont Brewing Co., Two Beers Brewing Co.
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Even after ALS had silenced her vocal chords, Barbara Brenner’s powerful voice continued to send tremors into the medical establishment. With the assistance of a text-to-speech computer program, Brenner, the former executive director of Breast Cancer Action, sent stinging missives to the head of the ALS clinical trials program and Food and Drug Administration officials, and continued her less public work
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NEW ORLEANS — Michel Gleason’s shoulders may appear small. In reality, they’re very, very broad. Broad enough to be the primary caregiver for her husband, …
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Steve Dezember's voice may be soft, but his will is strong. Even though ALS is slowly claiming his body, it can't steal his spirit. He and his wife continue to inspire through their never-ending dedication of love to one another.
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UCLA stem cell researchers move toward treatment for rare genetic nerve disease / UCLA Newsroom
Sean Brazel's curator insight,
April 5, 2014 11:16 PM
Provides evidence that if stem cell research is used ethically by scientist's, results of this research can find cures to disease's or improve a person's health.
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Just six months ago, Hurricane Sandy slammed into Devorah Schochet's Long Island home, flooding the basement and crumbling the foundation. But in February, a grim diagnosis was even more destructive: She was told she had ALS and only a few years to live.
Now, the 39-year-old mother of four is battling not only her insurance company, but the quick physical decline that accompanies amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, often referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease. The progressive neurodegenerative disease causes the death of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, which control the muscles throughout the body.
Her mother died of ALS at the age of 59 but, at first, Schochet, who worked in finance before she........................
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May has ARRIVED! Did You Know..........May is ALS Awareness!
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I think it's pretty cool that they dedicated a whole month to ALS awareness. It really gives a lot of time for the issue to arise, and i feel that every May that passes now, the knowledge and awareness of the issue is just going to keep spreading, bringing us closer to a cure.
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Sniffing medications (and uh, other things) up your nose is not new. Saline nasal sprays to unclog a stuffy nose have been around for a long time. There are now intranasal (in the nose) treatments for seizures, pain, congestion, and even vaccine administration. As gross as it may seem to squirt liquid up your snout, it’s actually pretty effective. The nostrils have a lot of blood vessels right near the surface so the medication can get into the bloodstream and........................
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“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced a series of four public meetings to discuss the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative. The Parkinson's Action Network (PAN) believes the Initiative could represent a breakthrough in the ways collaborative science can be harnessed and deployed to find new ways to treat, cure, and prevent many diseases of the brain. While PAN is supportive of the Initiative, we want
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Fox Trail Finder is a user friendly matching tool that connects volunteers with the PD clinical trials that need them.
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The Michael J. Fox Show, coming Thursdays this fall to NBC. Subscribe now to The Michael J. Fox Show: http://bit.ly/MichaelJFoxShow Get more The Michael J. Fox Foundation | https://www.michaeljfox.org/foundation/michael-story.html
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A drug currently being used to treat leukemia has been found to help halt the production of toxic proteins in the brain linked to Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and various forms of dementia.
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Jersey Shore native Denise DiMarzo was diagnosed with ALS in 2010, just six months after marrying Chris Benyo. On Sunday, Benyo pushed her through the New Jersey Marathon for a second time.
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This week, for the historic-only-to-me 100th Quaz, I wanted someone special. I’ve fielded countless suggestions, but never one that truly moved me. Then, a few weeks ago, I thought about my boyhood on the mean streets of Mahopac, N.Y. Specifically, I thought of a man who seemed to somehow have this life thing figured out, even from the heartbreaking nest of a wheelchair.
I grew up with Mark and Chris Dessi, and consider both to be good friends. Four years ago their father, Adrian Dessi, was first hit with the idea that he might—might—have ALS. The initial symptoms of Lou Gehrig’s Disease can be vague and misleading, so it’s difficult to diagnose. Yet, ultimately, Adrian’s symptoms could not be dismissed. He was experiencing, among other things, muscle twitches and fatigue...........
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Encouraging news today for Parkinson’s patients, and in particular, for those experiencing the often debilitating motor fluctuations associated with the disease.
Chelsea, Massachusetts-based biotech Civitas Therapeutics announced positive clinical trial results for their inhaled formulation of levodopa, called CVT-301. The Phase 2a study showed
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Researchers have found evidence that a toxin produced by the brain is responsible for the series of cellular events that lead to Parkinson's disease. The study
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Every year, Research!America honors outstanding biomedical and health research advocates from a variety of fields. We are currently accepting nominations for our 25th Anniversary Advocacy Awards. T...
