MDA/ALS Newsmagazine Past Issues

ALS Research Roundup · Several Advances Made in ALS Genetics · New arimoclomol study opens for people with SOD1 ALS · Investigators seek to understand how SOD1 ALS develops · Modafinil may help combat fatigue in ALS · FDA to allow testing of Iplex in ALS · Ceftriaxone trial finds drug is safe, reaches spinal fluid · One lithium study closes, and a new one opens · Scientists create ALS model from stem cells · Watch for ‘Anyone’s Life Story’ During May · Speech Device Available for Free Trial · Fighting Off Fatigue · Lou Gehrig, My Dad and Me · MLB Teams Up Baseball, Gehrig and ALS Awareness

ALS Research Roundup · Researchers Seek Signposts to Diagnose, Monitor & Treat ALS · ’Eye’ on Technology Update · A Clean Sweep for Dave · MDA Online Series Looking for Candidates · If It Seems Too Good to Be True · ALS a Focus at MDA Clinic Directors’ Conference Report · ALS TDI President Succumbs to ALS

ALS TDI Discusses its Drug Development Projects · MDA Launches Initiative to Fund Drug Development · Is Fixing Motor Neurons the Only Path to Treating ALS? · ALS a Major Focus of Meeting of MDA clinicians · 'Lightning Fast' Switch Increases Accuracy, Reduces Fatigue · The Lowdown on Following Up

ALS Research Roundup · Stem cells injected into spinal cord slow ALS progression in rats · Third IGF1 trial shows no benefit · Surgeon reports on diaphragm pacing in ALS · What happens first in ALS could influence treatment development · VEGF-B saves nerve cells, lengthens life in ALS rats · ALS Clinical Research Network project selection under way · Teva to test blocker of AMPA receptors in large-scale trial · IGF1: Failure or Success as an ALS Therapy? · Gulf War Syndrome Report May Have ALS Implications · Tips for Helping Your Caregiver Cope · Look Ma! No Hands!

Role Reversal / Online Support for ALS Family Caregivers · 'Tis the Season for New Holiday Traditions · Reasons Why I’m Grateful to ALS · One Man’s Search for Family in Two Worlds ·ALS Research Roundup · Stem cells entered nervous system but didn’t slow ALS · Supercharged stem cells save nerve cells, lengthen life span in ALS rats · T-cells provide protection in ALS mice · FDA finds no connection between statins and increased ALS risk · ALS Registry Act passed · ALS disability benefits for vets confirmed · Letter to the editor

The ‘EYES’ Have It · A New Concept in ALS Care Facilities · Baby, It’s Cold Outside! · Flaws in Detoxifying Enzymes Again Implicated In ALS Susceptibility · ALS Research Roundup ·  Scientists create nerve cells from skin cells of woman with ALS · Biomarker study opens across US · UC Irvine professor seeks people who may have rare muscle and bone disorder · MDA/ALS Centers to help ALS TDI identify ALS ‘signature’ · ALS to be a major focus in new MDA Clinical Research Network · Sangamo BioSciences to test compound that boosts VEGF A protein

ALS Research Roundup · Study suggests Gulf War-associated increase in ALS is time-limited and correlated with location · ALS TDI finds lithium ineffective, apocynin ambiguous in ALS mice · VA broadens ALS care coverage, while studies of veterans continue · MDA-supported lithium study now open at 10 sites · Umbilical-cord blood cells may have therapeutic potential in ALS · FDA approves diaphragm pacing system to treat people with spinal cord injuries · MDA/ALS Center directors produce collection of articles about ALS · Lights! Camera! Roll 'em! · Low-tech, Low-cost Assistance for Daily Living · Live from Las Vegas: Battle Against ALS Takes Center Stage · Soaring to New Heights for a Cure · First Person Singular: Getting Accountability in Long Term Care

A Complete Communication Solution · A Bridge Between Two Worlds · In Search of Barrier-Free Living: Making the house an accessible home · New Adventures with ALS · Tips for Coping with Summer’s Heat · She Walks Miles, But in One City Block Realizes a Dream · TV Personality Honors Late Mother with ALS · MDA Supports Medicare Competitive Bidding Reform · Research Roundup: Getting past barriers