Delivered by Lauren Webb, LCSW, Chief Advocacy and Outreach Officer of the Les Turner ALS Foundation. See also remarks by Senda Ajroud-Driss, MD, Director of the Lois Insolia ALS Clinic at the Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine. Open …
Newly published data on tofersen shows success in treating SOD1-ALS
New results published this week provide further evidence that tofersen, a drug in development by Biogen, may be effective in slowing the progression of SOD1-ALS. As reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, the Phase 3 clinical trial (VALOR) …
ALS News Today: New Directions in Research, Care Focus of Les Turner ALS Symposium
By Marta Figueiredo PhD | November 18, 2021 Recent findings and ongoing efforts to more fully understand the underlying molecular mechanisms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and to identify new and better ways of helping patients were discussed at the 11th Annual Les Turner Symposium …
Les Turner ALS Symposium Celebrates Advances in Research and Patient Care
BY MELISSA ROHMAN ON NOV 4, 2021 Northwestern scientists and clinicians demonstrated their continued commitment to advancing knowledge and therapies for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) during the 11th annual Les Turner Symposium on ALS. The virtual, daylong symposium featured scientific presentations highlighting the molecular …
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August 2022 Foundation eNews
Foundation News Show Your Support at the ALS Walk for Life on September 24! The ALS Walk for Life brings together thousands of people…and among them are thousands of incredible stories. Lori couldn’t wait to return to the Walk …
Faces of ALS: Creating Memories
Kristin Rankin, PhD, of Palos Park, was a happily married mom to three energetic young daughters and on track to make tenure at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s School of Public Health. But everything changed when she was diagnosed, …
