Research


Get the latest news on ALS rss-icon_small

ALS SOD1 Trial: A 'Watershed Moment'
Human testing has begun of ISIS-SOD1-Rx, a compound designed to block production of a toxic protein in people with the SOD1-related form of familial (inherited) ALS

ALS TDI: Full Speed Ahead
ALS TDI's first-quarter 2010 research update can be summed up with one word: momentum.

MDA Awards $21 Million for Research
New MDA grants recently were approved for several forms of muscular dystrophy, ALS, Friedreich's ataxia, myasthenia gravis and other diseases in MDA's program.

Muscular Dystrophy Association Renews Partnership with ALS Therapy Development Institute to Develop New Treatments for Lou Gehrig's Disease
Buoyed by the extraordinary progress being made by the ALS Therapy Development Institute, the Muscular Dystrophy Association today announced a new milestone-driven grant of $2.5 million, adding to the $18 million MDA already has invested with ALS TDI - the world’s only non profit research center focused exclusively on developing treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Augie's Quest Book

Read a Chapter

Buy from Amazon
Buy from IndieBound
Buy from Borders
The first book by Nieto, 52, of Corona Del Mar, Calif, Augie’s Quest recounts the inspirational story of his journey from success as a fitness entrepreneur at the top of his game, to becoming depressed and suicidal over his diagnosis with ALS, and on through his emotional renaissance as a business-savvy strategist in the fight to conquer ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).