What is ALS and
How is it Diagnosed?
May 22, 2019|
What is ALS? Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is a disease that causes motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord to decay over time. Motor neurons are in charge of muscle movement throughout the body. As ALS progresses, these...
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MEET OUR FOUNDER, SETH CHRISTENSEN
Seth Christensen is an ALS diagnosee (2010), Co-Founder and Executive Director, ALS Crowd Division of the CrowdCare Foundation. Seth’s goal is to aggregate ALS patient data to develop biomarkers for a better diagnosis and to help identify helpful treatments.
HEALTHTREE
USING PATIENT DATA TO FIND A CURE
The CrowdCare Foundation is creating a new tool called HealthTree. Currently it is being used for the blood cancer multiple myeloma but we will be bringing it soon to ALS patients to help identify working strategies to delay ALS progression.