ALS Headlines
Apr 27
2023
Drug’s development stemmed from collaborative research from Packard Center investigators.
Jul 7
2022
Twenty-eight targets were identified, and the collaborative study was led by Insilico with support from Answer ALS and researchers at nine institutions including the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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Jun 24
2022
Researchers Gather Again in Baltimore for Packard Center's Annual Research Symposium
Mar 28
2022
A statement from Jeffrey D. Rothstein MD, PhD, founder and director of the Robert Packard Center ALS Research at Johns Hopkins
Dec 13
2021
ALS Association Awards $620,000 grant to Packard Center, Answer ALS to Support the Data Portal
Nov 9
2021
Researchers identify how the repeat sequence at the front of C9ORF72, a gene closely associated with ALS, can create toxins in the cell that lead to disease.
Nov 9
2021
Researchers identify how C9orf72 triggers inflammation and age-dependent neural defects that affect learning and memory.
Oct 22
2021
A new set of rich Answer ALS project data is now available through the Answer ALS Data Portal
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Jul 28
2021
Packard researchers used Answer ALS cell lines to show that the protein CHMP7 accumulates in the nucleus, triggering a series of events that creates some of the molecular hallmarks found in both sporadic and familial ALS as well as FTD.
Jul 23
2021
For people with inherited forms of ALS, learning of their genetic predisposition can feel like a “death sentence.” But clinical trials offer a level of hope not available to the majority of ALS patients.
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