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The Packard Center for ALS Research at Johns Hopkins enables the world’s best ALS scientists to collaborate and access funding so that they may continue work to rapidly develop new treatments and find a cure for ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The hope is in the science. Get Involved. >>

ALS Headlines

ALS Headlines from the Packard Center

  1. Genetic studies find clues to Lou Gehrig's disease risk.

    Genetic studies find clues to 'Lou Gehrig's Disease' risk. Two teams report on role chromosome 9 seems to play in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
    Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:33:16 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_als_headlines/10_09_03.html

  2. Neuron-Damaging Mechanism Discovered in Mouse Model of Inherited ALS

    How SOD1 Trips ALS: A Significant Find
    Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:41:40 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_als_headlines/10_08_30.HTML

  3. Researchers at U Penn find possible genetic link to ALS

    Uncovering a rare clue to a baffling disease, scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have discovered a genetic stutter that may influence the risk of developing ALS.
    Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:08:42 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_als_headlines/10_08_26.html

  4. Study Says Brain Trauma Can Mimic Lou Gehrig’s Disease

    A peer-reviewed paper to be published Wednesday in journal of neuropathology suggests concussions and other brain injuries may trigger a motor neuron disease often mis-diagnosed as Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS).
    Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:22:31 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_als_headlines/10_08_17.html

  5. Aaron Gitler: Into the Mind of Yeast

    Packard Researcher, Aaron Gitler, uses yeast as a model organism to provide powerful insights into ALS. Great video explains the "mind of yeast" and its relevance to ALS science.
    Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:19:05 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_als_headlines/10_08_01.html

From The Center

News from the Robert Packard Center for ALS Research at Johns Hopkins

  1. Is ALS a Disease of Clogged Mitochondria?

    Don Cleveland has been supported by Packard Center grants. He is presently a Packard Center collaborator in the P2ALS program.
    Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:06:27 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_from_the_packard_center/10_09_03.html

  2. Higher ALS Risk in the Repeats?

    Packard Center investigator Aaron Gitler heads a lab at the University of Pennsylvania
    Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:57:02 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_from_the_packard_center/10_09_02.html

  3. Approach Homes in on ALS Genes

    A new study of ALS patients has revealed the usefulness of using small, not-so-diverse populations to home in on ALS genes.
    Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:03:42 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_from_the_packard_center/10_08_27.html
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