Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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2019
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Department of Defense Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19)
October 16, 2018
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2018
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Department of Defense Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18)
February 20, 2018
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News:
- Genetic cause of ALS and frontotemporal dementia blocked by RNA-binding compound (external link)
Phys Org, December 31, 2018 - Treeway Announces Promising Data from Phase I Clinical Trial of Lead Program TW001 for ALS (external link)
Business Wire, June 1, 2018 - ALS Treatment Delays Disease and Extends Life in Rats (external link)
Cedars-Sinai, April 23, 2018
2017
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Department of Defense Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2017
January 23, 2017
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- Pimozide Identified as a Potential ALS Therapeutic (external link)
ALS Association, December 14, 2017 - Dr. John Ravits, ALSRP Programmatic Panel Member, Receives Sheila Essey Award for Research Contributions (external link)
ALS Association, March 31, 2017
2016
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Department of Defense Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2016
January 4, 2016
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- Targeting miR-155 in Peripheral Monocytes for the Treatment of ALS
- The Petrucelli group creates mice that model the most common cause of ALS and FTD
- Development of Copper ATSM as a Therapeutic for SOD-Familial and Sporadic ALS
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New therapy halts progression of Lou Gehrig's disease in mice (external link)
Oregon State University, February 12, 2016
2015
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Department of Defense Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2015
February 23, 2015
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Nuclear transport problems linked to ALS and FTD ( (external link)
National Institutes of Health, November 6, 2015
2014
Research Highlights:
- Improving the Effective Bioavailability of ALS Therapeutics
- Designing Pharmacological Agents that Inhibit the Aggregation of SOD1 by Increasing the Net Negative Charge of the Protein
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Toxin from Brain Cell Triggers Neuron Loss in Human ALS Model (external link)
Columbia University Medical Center, February 21, 2014
2013
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Department of Defense Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2013
April 11, 2013
2012
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Developing New Compounds to Treat ALS (external link)
The Scripps Research Institute, October 15, 2012
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2011
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- Inhibitors of TDP-43 Aggregation and Toxicity in ALS
- Preclinical Studies of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Astrocyte Transplantation in ALS
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The Chicago ALS Association Newsletter Highlights an ALSRP Consumer Reviewer
Published: February 9, 2011
2010
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Department of Defense Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2010
February 11, 2010
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2009
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Department of Defense Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2009
March 27, 2009
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2007
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Last updated Wednesday, February 20, 2019