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Monday, August 16, 2010

The ALS Association Announces New Grants for Research

The ALS Association, Michigan Chapter is thrilled to learn that through the August 2010 grant cycle, The ALS Association will provide grant funding to 12 worthy projects.

Researching everything from biomarkers to detect ALS to new ways to deliver stem cells, the scientests receiving funding will undoubtedly have great impact on the journey towards meaningful treatments and, eventually, a cure to ALS. For summaries of the funded projects, visit http://alsa.org/news/article.cfm?id=1666 .

This is an exciting time for ALS research. For the latest news on what is happening in the scientific community, watch the ALSA website or contact us for email updates: kristen@alsa-michigan.org or denise@alsa-michigan.org.