Welcome to the ALS Canada blog where you’ll find a collection of articles and updates on ALS-related topics. We strive to develop content that our community will find valuable and deliver up-to-date information about ALS research, community-based support, and advocacy initiatives. We also provide Ontario fundraising event updates and share personal stories about people and families living with ALS in Ontario to keep our community connected. For content in French, please refer to the “Français” category in the main menu.
Challenging ourselves for change: September events wrap up
October 19, 2023
That’s a wrap! Our September events have come to an end at ALS Canada, and we can’t help but look back at how the community came out to ride and pull to end ALS. Both the ALS Canada Pull to... Read More
ALS Canada Research Update, October 2023
October 19, 2023
ALS researchers from around the world continue to build upon existing work and make new discoveries in the hopes of realizing a future without ALS. In the October 2023 Research Update, you’ll learn about advances in understanding the presymptomatic stage... Read More
Award fills funding gap for international student exploring understudied causes of ALS
October 16, 2023
Meet the junior researchers who received the 2022 ALS Canada – Brain Canada Trainee Awards Donovan McDonald is the recipient of a $75,000 ALS Canada – Brain Canada 2022 Trainee Award. As a PhD student, he investigates how the function... Read More
Posted in: Research
Funding allows a future change-maker in ALS to pursue innovative research
October 11, 2023
Meet Dr. Philip McGoldrick, recipient of the 2022 ALS Canada - Brain Canada Career Transition Award Dr. Philip McGoldrick, a researcher at the Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases at the University of Toronto, is the 2022 recipient of... Read More
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Dr. Alex Parker: Not giving up on the “hard problem” of ALS
September 29, 2023
Meet the researchers behind the winning 2022 Discovery Grant projects Could protecting the axon represent a promising treatment strategy for ALS? Award: $300,000 Collaborators: Dr. Gary Armstrong, McGill University Dr. Alex Parker, at the Centre de recherche du CHUM, Université... Read More
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Dr. Gary Shaw: Exploring how cells “take out the trash” to find new therapeutic targets in ALS
September 25, 2023
Meet the researchers behind the winning 2022 Discovery Grant projects Could improving the mechanisms of toxic protein disposal in motor neurons become a future treatment strategy? Award: $125,000 Collaborators: Dr. Martin Duennwald, Western University, and Dr. Elizabeth Meiering, University... Read More
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