The Les Turner ALS Foundation’s 2025 Hoping Through Caring Gala raised more than $620,000 at the annual fundraising event held April 5 at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel in Chicago. The funds provide ...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disease that weakens the muscles we use to move, swallow and breathe. It can, in some cases, also cause changes in behavior and thinking. The effects of ALS ...
During a time of uncertainty for research funding, the Feinberg School of Medicine received a $500,000 gift to support research into ALS, the medical school announced in a Wednesday news release.
Todd Taylor's a jovial guy. Born in 1957, he chuckles as he tells us how back in the sixties, he couldn't wear his hair long because her mother, a Marine Corps officer, preferred it short. But on ...
LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. (AP) - To honor the birth of his daughter, Kevin Swan had the image of a watch tattooed on his left wrist – hands permanently frozen at 5:27 p.m., the exact time 2-year-old ...
Together with the Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS at Massachusetts General Hospital, the Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine is thrilled to announce the launch of the Acceleration ...
A round of golf with a PGA Tour star at a private course sounds like a dream, and Justin Thomas has made it real. But the story behind it is not a feel-good giveaway. It is a close friend fighting ALS ...
Former Chicago Bears player Steve McMichael attends the ALS Walk for Life at Soldier Field on Sept. 18, 2021, in Chicago. McMichael, who was diagnosed with ALS, received the Les Turner ALS Foundation ...
Our mission is to provide the most comprehensive care and support to people living with ALS and their families so they can confidently navigate the disease, and advance scientific research for the ...