The need to adapt to changing circumstances is not new to those with ALS. ALS requires constant attention and creativity to stay ahead of physical and emotional changes. As news continues to emerge about precautions against COVID-19, we are all …
Mechanisms Discovered Behind C9orf72 ALS Mutation
Evangelos Kiskinis, PhD, of our Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine, alongside fellow Northwestern Medicine scientists, recently discovered the mechanisms and consequences behind ALS defect gene C9orf72. “A DNA mutation in a gene known as C9orf72 is responsible for …
Memories: 2019
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New Study Evaluates Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury on ALS
The mission of our Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine is to strive for a future without ALS by accelerating leading-edge research while providing life-enhancing treatment to people living with ALS. Our team at the Center, made up of …
Running With Your Heart
It’s estimated that less than 1% of the world’s population will run a marathon in their lifetime. That’s what makes finishing a marathon even more impressive for the 29 members of our Team Race for ALS who ran the Bank …
$3.1 Million NIA Grant for ALS Drug Therapies
Hande Ozdinler, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a faculty member at our Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine, was awarded a $3.1 million grant, over five years, from the National Institute …
«Luckiest Man on Earth» – A Tribute to Lou Gehrig by Lin Brehmer
Lou Gehrig looked unbreakable. Broad shoulders, powerful arms, he seemed as solid as the Adirondack ash trees that were tooled for baseball bats. His prodigious strength underscored a flare for the dramatic. His major league record 23 career grand slams …
Revised Airlie House ALS Clinical Trial Guidelines
In March 2016, Senda Ajroud-Driss, MD, Director of the Lois Insolia ALS Clinic, Associate Professor of Neurology and Teepu Siddique, MD, Les Turner ALS Foundation/Herbert C. Wenske Professor, Professor of Neurology and Cell and Molecular Biology, were two of 140 …
Our New Director of Support Services and Education
It’s a brand new year and we’re welcoming a new face to our Les Turner ALS family! Meet Lauren Webb, LCSW, our new Director of Support Services and Education: We’re delighted to have Lauren join us with all her years …
