https://padlet.com/20andrewj_martin/h6bpgt60s0ip By: Sam, Kat, Andrew en-us 2016-09-23 15:01:10 UTC 2024-10-15 01:28:28 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Drinkingmed.png 20andrewj_martin https://padlet.com/20andrewj_martin/h6bpgt60s0ip/wish/126041494 The ALS ice bucket challenge raised over 115 million dollars in 2014 alone.]]> 2016-09-23 15:06:54 UTC https://padlet.com/20andrewj_martin/h6bpgt60s0ip/wish/126041494 20andrewj_martin https://padlet.com/20andrewj_martin/h6bpgt60s0ip/wish/126041942 In the past 5 years, the MDA has dedicated over $344 million to ALS research.]]> 2016-09-23 15:08:06 UTC https://padlet.com/20andrewj_martin/h6bpgt60s0ip/wish/126041942 20andrewj_martin https://padlet.com/20andrewj_martin/h6bpgt60s0ip/wish/126042947 There is only one drug that is approved by the Food and Drug. ]]> 2016-09-23 15:10:29 UTC https://padlet.com/20andrewj_martin/h6bpgt60s0ip/wish/126042947 20andrewj_martin https://padlet.com/20andrewj_martin/h6bpgt60s0ip/wish/126044862 The six areas of research focus are therapeutic development, genetics, disease mechanisms, bio markers, clinical studies and stem cells.]]> 2016-09-23 15:15:52 UTC https://padlet.com/20andrewj_martin/h6bpgt60s0ip/wish/126044862 20andrewj_martin https://padlet.com/20andrewj_martin/h6bpgt60s0ip/wish/126046364 There are 98 research projects.]]> 2016-09-23 15:19:49 UTC https://padlet.com/20andrewj_martin/h6bpgt60s0ip/wish/126046364 20andrewj_martin https://padlet.com/20andrewj_martin/h6bpgt60s0ip/wish/126253028 Researchers have identified a new gene called NEK1 which now ranks as among the most common genes that contribute to the disease.

There was also the emergence of a new protein target for C9orf72 which is the most common form of the disease.]]> 2016-09-26 02:02:22 UTC https://padlet.com/20andrewj_martin/h6bpgt60s0ip/wish/126253028