Tim Green, a former NFL player, is fighting against ALS and is working tirelessly to find a cure. On 60 Minutes Tim and his son Troy Green, give us insight into Tim’s life and how he deals with ALS. Tim feels that his purpose is to be the best husband, father, lawyer, writer, and businessman[...]

A recent paper was written on Parkinson’s disease showing that two conditions – oxidative stress and proteinopathy –   may help find the cause of ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases. The paper shows that two possible culprits of ALS may, in fact, be working together to destroy neurons in ALS patients. Although it is still unclear[...]

The FDA recently granted the status of ‘orphan drug’ to APB-102, a potential gene therapy for familial ALS. Orphan drug status is given to terminal diseases that affect small numbers of patients.  John Reilly, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Apic Bio says they plan to open a clinical trial for APB-102. This trial will[...]

UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers have discovered that prolonged cellular stress, like exposure to toxins, triggers clumping of proteins that affect normal motor neuron function – the nerve cells that control your muscles and the ability to breathe. Published in in Neuron, the researchers noticed that the motor neurons of ALS patients have excessive buildup[...]

This #GivingTuesday is an opportunity to advance a cure by donating to leading edge ALS research. The ALS Crowd Research Initiative is a campaign to find and fund the most promising research for ALS patients who are not obtain their best outcomes with today’s therapies. 100% of your donation will be directed to research. Help[...]

By Heather Simonsen on KSL.com Seth Christensen’s computer tracks his eye movements so he can type like he used to, before ALS, commonly called Lou Gehrig’s disease, began stealing his abilities seven years ago. After an active life with four kids, the Christensen family’s youngest is just a baby. The diagnosis was devastating. “We had[...]

Michael Conti spent a year and a half preparing for the Race Across America.  He was riding to fulfill a childhood dream and to raise funds for ALS Crowd. Just outside of Alamosa, Colorado on June 17 his ride came to an abrupt end after a semi truck rear ended the cyclist’s support car.  Michael[...]

What does a map plotting patients with ALS look like? One such map shows that lakes with cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, may be linked to  ALS. Dr. Elijah Stommel and Dr. Tracie Caller of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center found that people living around a freshwater lake that has frequent blooms of cyanobacteria are up 25[...]

New ALS research results from Oregon State University scientists may offer hope for a new kind of treatment for ALS.  The treatment uses a chemical compound called copper-ATSM.  The study recently published in the journal of Neurobiology of Disease shows significant results in treating laboratory mice with ALS.  The treatment has not been tested yet[...]

Just six weeks ago, 800 scientists and healthcare professionals attended the International Symposium on ALS/MND.  This was an opportunity to share information about what is being discovered in all areas of research, from basic lab research to clinical trials.   Dr. Terry Heiman-Patterson of Drexel University College of Medicine recently summarized these professional meetings in[...]