When our scientists gathered this year, everybody went back home with an anniversary present: The foundation for discovery is snapping into place.
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Potent stem cells derived from reprogramming skin or other adult body tissues may have limits on their usefulness as an alternative to cells from human embryos.
In this just-out Philadelphia Inquirer story, Paul Taylor's team further cements the tie between TDP-43, ALS and other neurodegenerative disease. Taylor's work -- he's a Packard grantee -- was supported by Packard Center and other funding.
Wed, 30 Jun 2010 02:06:53 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_als_headlines/10_06_28.html
Prize4Life is pleased to participate in Global Day for ALS. Since 1997, the International Alliance has celebrated 21 June as the global day of recognition for ALS– a disease that affects people in every country of the globe.
Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:38:19 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_als_headlines/10_06_21.html
Traynor is a neurogeneticist with the National Institute on Aging.
The Traynor team studied a group of 504 Italian ALS patients in a national registry, to see if the variation of the KIFAP3 gene conferred longer survival, but they found no effect.
Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:19:54 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_from_the_packard_center/10_06_22.html