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    ALS Research Update, November 2020

    November 25, 2020
    While 2020 has been an unpredictable and challenging year on many fronts, the ALS Canada Research Program continues to observe positive momentum in ALS research. This month you’ll learn about results from two different Phase 2 clinical trials in ALS;…
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    Oh the humanity: A look at modeling human ALS in the lab

    November 25, 2020
    Hosted on October 21, 2020 this webinar featured panelists: Dr. Kevin Eggan, Harvard Stem Cell Institute Dr. Victor Rafuse, Dalhousie University Dr. Rita Sattler, Barrow Neurological Institute Dr. Clive Svendsen, Cedars-Sinai Regenerative Medicine Institute This webinar is available…
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    Stay on target: Moving promising avenues closer to the clinic

    November 25, 2020
    Hosted on November 18, 2020 this webinar featured panelists: Dr. Sandrine Da Cruz, VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research Dr. Piera Pasinelli, Thomas Jefferson University Dr. Ludo Van Den Bosch, VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain &…
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    Ice Bucket Challenge Proceeds Help Fund First Canadian ALS Care and Management Guideline

    November 16, 2020
    Best practice recommendations establish national standard and address issues important to care in Canada Toronto - The Ice Bucket Challenge continues to make an impact. Proceeds from the highly successful 2014 viral sensation have helped fund a comprehensive…
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    ALS Doesn’t Stop – So Neither Can Research Investment

    November 12, 2020
    The ALS Canada Research Program awards $650K for three innovative new research initiatives, with an additional $1 million to be announced in 2021 TORONTO – The ALS Society of Canada today announced that as part of its 2020 research commitment, the…
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    Long-Term Data for CENTAUR clinical trial of AMX0035 supports a further possible benefit for people with ALS

    October 16, 2020
    A study published today in Muscle & Nerve on the long-term data from the CENTAUR clinical trial and open-label extension shows that AMX0035 has promise for extending survival in people living with ALS. The results demonstrated that early treatment with…
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    Research ALS Top Model: Runway to success

    September 16, 2020
    Hosted on September 16, 2020 this webinar featured panelists: Dr. Thomas Cunningham, MRC Harwell Institute Dr. Terry Heiman-Patterson, Temple University Dr. Roger Sher, Stony Brook University Dr. Fernando Vieira, ALS Therapy Development Institute This webinar is available in…
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    Phase 2 CENTAUR clinical trial for AMX0035 shows promising results

    September 02, 2020
    A study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that AMX0035, an experimental therapy, has promise for slowing the progression of ALS. AMX0035 is an oral drug that contains two small molecules, which when combined, aim to…
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