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Does Smoking Lead to Worse Outcomes in People with ALS?October 13, 2016People who are smokers at the time of their ALS diagnosis are unlikely to survive as long as people who have already quit or never started, according to a new study in the September 21 Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry. |
Profilin 1 Mutant Mouse—a New Model for ALS?October 7, 2016Transgenic animals harboring a mutation linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis suffer a similar fate as do humans with the disease, according to new research. |
ICFTD 2016: FTD Research Takes OffSeptember 26, 2016As research on frontotemporal dementia gathers steam, the international conference hosted its largest gathering ever last month in Munich. |
Loss of Optineurin Triggers Inflammation, Oligodendrocyte DeathSeptember 23, 2016The ALS-linked protein optineurin normally shields oligodendrocytes from a form of programmed cell death, and thus keeps axons tightly wrapped in insulating myelin and healthy, according to a study in the August 5 issue of Science. |
FEATURED FUNDING:CReATe Clinical Research Scholars ProgramThe CReATe Clinical Research Scholars program is designed to provide talented and highly motivated clinicians and researchers with an opportunity to launch or support an early stage career in clinical and translational research focused on ALS.More funding » |
FEATURED MEETING:Brain Research Conference, RNA Metabolism in Neurological DiseaseThis two-day symposium will bring together basic and clinical scientists to discuss the role of perturbed RNA metabolism in neurological diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), frontotemporal dementia (FTD), spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), and repeat expansion disorders.More meetings » |
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Grow that Axon: C9ORF72 Function Revealed?
October 21, 2016AveXis Reports Promising Interim Phase I Results of AVXS-101 in SMA
October 13, 2016MeiraGTx Targeting TDP-43 Toxicity in Gene Therapy Program
October 13, 2016ICFTD 2016: New Data Reinforces Concept of Protein Propagation
September 30, 2016ICFTD 2016: FTD Gene Hunt Turns Up CYLD and Modifying Factors
September 30, 2016ICFTD 2016: Tests of Social Cognition Hold Potential as FTD Outcome Measures
September 30, 2016ICFTD 2016: Fluid NfL Shines, Tau PET Dims, in the Hunt for FTD Biomarkers
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Application due by October 26th. The Sheila Essey Award for ALS Research
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Summary Application due by October 28th. Motor Neuron Disease Association (MNDA) Biomedical Research Project Grants
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October 28, 2016: ALS TDI Annual Leadership Summit
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November 2-4, 2016: The ALS Association 2016 Clinical Conference
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: Les Turner Symposium on ALS and NeuroRepair
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November 10-11, 2016: Brain Research Conference, RNA Metabolism in Neurological Disease
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November 12-16, 2016: Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting
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