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ALS Assistive Technology Blog by Alisa Brownlee, ATP. Email abrownlee@alsa-national.org.
This blog offers recent articles and web information on assistive technology--augmentative/alternative communication (AAC), computer access, and other electronic devices that can impact and improve the quality of life for people with ALS.
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The American Academy of Neurology and the ALS Association are awarding the 2013 Sheila Essey Award: An Award for ALS Research to Bryan Traynor, MD, with the National Institute on Aging in Bethesda, Md., and Rosa Rademakers, PhD, with the Mayo...
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PLYMOUTH — Donning handmade uniforms, more than 150 eighth-graders at Colonial Middle School tried to reach the Sweet 16 of the annual 4 on 4 for a Cure basketball tournament to raise money for the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the ALS...
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Life Technologies signed a research and license agreement with Harvard University under which the firm has acquired exclusive rights to develop a panel of characterization assays designed to rapidly evaluate human pluripotent stem (hPS) cells for...
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A group of women met at my house two weekends ago for a silent retreat. They surrendered commitments, cell phones and schedules for six hours. Gingerly, each woman dipped a toe or fingertip in the quiet before immersing themselves in the silence.
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‘Junk’ DNA clue boosts hope for Parkinson’s treatment
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/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Researchers supported by The ALS Association have discovered how mutations in new amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) genes cause not only ALS but also other diseases of the brain, muscle and bone.
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Neuralstem is developing neural stem cell therapy and pharmaceuticals for the treatment of diseases and conditions of the CNS, including ALS, chronic spinal cord injury, chronic stroke, major depression…...
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Dan Toler, who played guitar in the Allman Brothers Band, has passed away from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, according to news reports. He was 65.
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Former Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dan Toler has died following a two-year battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, otherwise known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease. He was 65.
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Montgomery, Alabama Citizens Give Record Level Of Support For Local Hero Kevin Turner.
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The manufacturer Phytopharm has announced that a clinical study of CoganeTM, an experimental treatment being tested for use in early Parkinson's disease, has been unsuccessful....................
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Apple launches dedicated 'Apps for Healthcare Professionals' collection
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Knopp Neurosciences Inc. asked a federal judge to order Biogen Idec Inc., its partner in a failed attempt to develop a drug for Lou Gehrig’s disease, to turn over to Knopp biosamples from patient tests.
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Ted Harada became something of a mini celebrity back in March 2011 when he became the final patient of 15 in a phase I trial for NSI-566, Neuralstem's (CUR) flagship experimental ALS stem cell treatment.
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Bendable needle increases reach of a single injection to the brain.
Several laboratories are investigating ways to treat neurological diseases by injecting cells into patients’ brains, and clinical trials are being conducted for Parkinson’s disease, stroke and other neurodegenerative diseases. These studies follow experiments showing dramatic improvements
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Last month, the National Institutes of Health announced a new collaborative initiative that aims to accelerate the search for biomarkers -- changes in the body that can be used to predict, diagnose ormonitor a disease -- in Parkinson's disease, in part by improving collaboration among researchers and helping patients get involved in clinical studies. As part of this program, launched by theNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the NIH, Clemens Scherzer, MD, a neurologist and researcher at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), was awarded $2.6.......
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NeuroDerm, Ltd. announced today the results of a Phase I safety and pharmacokinetic trial of ND0612, a novel drug formulation for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
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The White House directed federal agencies on Friday to make the results of federally-funded research freely available to the public within one year of publication. The new policy came after more than 65,000 people signed a petition asking for expanded public access to the results of studies paid for by taxpayers. "Americans should have easy access to the results of research they help support," John P. Holdren, the president's senior advisor on science and technology, said in a memo announcing the new open-access policy.
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ALS Patients Needed to test Biomarker Device
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PatientsLikeMe has been awarded a $1.9 million grant from RWJF to create the world's first open-participation research platform for the development of patient-centered health outcome measures.
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Google seems to be looking to bring its ambitious Google Glass wearable computer to market much faster than many likely anticipated, according to......
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If I could share 500 words of wisdom to summarize what I've learned so far in life, these are the important things I'd want to pass along to others... Imagine being told that your life is going to end very soon. Then imagine being told that before you die you are going to become progressively disabled. This is what I was confronted with ten years ago. This is not the type of news that most people will ever have to deal with, thankfully. But everyone will be challenged in their lives at some point,
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I think this is amazing people with disabilities can use ipads to help them learn and much more