Research News Archive 2006

December 21, 2006
	Modifier Genes Sought for ALS Progression in Mice
December 17, 2006
	Research Department Year-End Wrap Up: 2006 Builds on Progress Toward ALS Therapies
December 15, 2006
	Mutual Support Among Nervous System Cells Focus for ALS Therapy
December 8, 2006
	Human Motor Neurons from Stem Cells to Serve as Drug Discovery Tools with Funds from The ALS Association
November 29, 2006
	Gene Screening On Track For Typical ALS
November 22, 2006
	Axon Dynamics Workshop: Window into ALS Disease Process
November 9, 2006
	The ALS Association Funds Muscle Strength Testing Approach
November 6, 2006
	Renewed Funding for Project to Track Nerve Cells for ALS Therapies
October 26, 2006
	Report on Progress Toward ALS Therapies Presented at Neuroscience 2006
October 16, 2006
	Brain Interface Promising in ALS Patient, Researchers Report at Neuroscience Meeting
October 18, 2006
	Role of Specific Cells in New Lab Models of ALS Will Hasten Advances
October 9, 2006
	Annual Neuroscience Gathering: ALS Advances at a Glance
October 5, 2006
	Common Link Discovered in ALS and Frontotemporal Dementia
September 28, 2006
	Trial in Inherited ALS Could be Feasible
September 19, 2006
	Validity of Proposed Markers of ALS to be Established by New Funding
September 1, 2006
	Clinical Efforts Focus on Markers of Disease Progression
August 30, 2006
	The ALS Association Funds Studies to Clarify the Role of Inflammation in ALS
August 9, 2006
	Association Awards 2006 Fellowships
August 1, 2006
	The ALS Association Announces Fall 2006 Grants
August 1, 2006
	The ALS Association Funds Searches for New Gene Links to ALS
July 27, 2006
	Antisense Treatment Prolongs Survival in ALS Rats
July 17, 2006
	Biomarkers Study Seeks ALS Patients and Other Volunteers
July 14, 2006
	Enrollment Begins in The ALS Association’s TREAT ALS Combination Trial
July 11, 2006
	Experts Suggest Promising Drugs for ALS Clinical Trials
July 7, 2006
	The ALS Association Funds Project to Create and Characterize ALS Motor Neurons
July 7, 2006
	The ALS Association Funds Investigation of Cell Targets of ALS
June 30, 2006
	Stem Cell Progress on Several Fronts Give Hope for ALS
June 20, 2006
	Stem Cells Repair Paralysis in Spinal Injury Rats
June 12, 2006
	Trial of Ceftriaxone Begins Enrolling ALS Patients
June 8, 2006
	ALSA Funds Preclinical Project to Target Trophic Factors to Spinal Cord
June 1, 2006
	Different Cells Determine Stages of ALS Progression in Mice
June 1, 2006
	Plenary Session: Research Update Informs on Progress at 2006 ALS Advocacy Days
June 1, 2006
	FALS Meeting at National Advocacy Day 2006: Gateway to Therapeutic Opportunity
June 1, 2006
	Registries and Repositories: Avenues to Research Answers for ALS
May 30, 2006
	The ALS Association Awards Research Funding for a Novel Compound Developed by Sirtris Pharmaceuticals
May 18, 2006
	ALS Association Researcher Elected to National Academy of Sciences
May 15, 2006
	ALS Association Joins Funding Partnership to Allow People with ALS to Participate in New Hunt for ALS Genes
April 25, 2006
	Drug Company Working Group AAN 2006
April 17, 2006
	2006 AAN Research Highlights
April 18, 2006
	Funding Renewed for Stem Cell Project Initiated by The ALS Association
April 12, 2006
	Unique Consortium to Uncover Possible Environmental, Lifestyle Risk Factors in ALS
April 6, 2006
	New ALS Drug Candidate Reported
April 5, 2006
	AAN News: Genetic Findings Indicate Promising Therapies
April 4, 2006
	Antisense, Other Therapeutic Progress Highlighted at AAN
April 3, 2006
	Renewal of ALS Association-Initiated Grant to Fund SOD1 Screen for ALS Therapeutics
March 30, 2006
	The ALS Association Presents The Sheila Essey Award for ALS Research to Peter Carmeliet
March 30, 2006
	AAN Meeting 2006 San Diego: ALS Advances at a Glance
March 30, 2006
	First Clinical Researcher Awarded TREAT ALS Grant
March 14, 2006
	ALS Association Funds Primate Study Prior to Clinical Trials as Part of Its New Program TREAT ALS
March 8, 2006
	ALSA Renews Funding for Distribution of SOD1/G93A Rat for ALS Research
March 8, 2006
	Newly Revealed Chromosome Locations Linked to ALS
March 2, 2006
	Project to Track Effect of Cell Transplants Promises Progress for ALS
February 16, 2006
	The ALS Association Joins patientINFORM
February 16, 2006
	Cell Dynamics Take the Stage at Young Investigators’ Workshop
February 10, 2006
	New Efforts Promise Accelerated Progress
January 25, 2006
	ALSA Funds New Grants with Focus on Gene Discovery
January 6, 2006
	Evidence Published as to How Mutant Protein Acts in ALS
January 6, 2006
	ALS/MND Meeting Heralds Paradigm Shift in Viewing ALS
January 5, 2006
	The Association Awards First TREAT ALS Funding to Three Clinical Efforts
January 6, 2006
	Entering 2006 with Renewed Hope: Progress in ALS Research
January 6, 2006
	Research Summary 2005: Advances Give Renewed Hope for the Coming Year