Twenty years ago tonight, Steve Gleason's blocked punt sparked a city's Rebirth. Diagnosed with ALS five years later, he founded Answer ALS. Today, his vision powers nearly 700 free global research projects.
Donate: answerals.org/donate
#Rebirth #SteveGleason #AnswerALS
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High school students interested in STEM: join our virtual after-school program. You will work with real ALS research data, receive expert mentorship, and build valuable bioinformatics skills before you graduate. Email kelsey@onpointsci.com to learn more.
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Nearly 100 peer-reviewed papers rely on Answer ALS data to uncover molecular subtypes and predict progression. Open access ensures researchers can verify findings and accelerate discovery.
Explore the research: answerals.org/research
#OpenScience #AnswerALS #ALSResearch
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ALS and Alzheimer's share surprising molecular overlaps. For #WorldAlzheimersDay, Answer ALS datasets are accessible alongside global Alzheimer's data in the AD Workbench, empowering researchers to evaluate cross-disease mechanisms.
Explore Neuromine: dataportal.answerals.org
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Batman relies on rigorous data and applied technology. Answer ALS uses the same methodology. Through Cedars-Sinai, researchers can now access nearly 1,000 participant-derived motor neuron lines connecting clinical data to Neuromine
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A researcher using Neuromine can go from a request to an analyzable ALS dataset in about two weeks. Average ALS life expectancy is two to five years. The speed of the portal is just as critical as its size. Your donations fund this rapid access
answerals.org/donate #Neuromine
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Accessing an analyzable ALS dataset once required up to 18 months. Neuromine delivers data to researchers faster. Average ALS life expectancy is two to five years, making rapid access critical. Donations fund the work.
answerals.org/donate #Neuromine #AnswerALS
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On Patriot Day, we honor first responders. Military veterans, athletes, and first responders develop ALS at significantly higher rates. Champion Insights is a remote study enrolling 500 participants to uncover the cause.
Enroll: ChampionInsights.org #PatriotDay #EndALS
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90% of ALS cases are sporadic, lacking a known genetic cause. Identifying these origins requires massive datasets to reveal patterns across patient populations. Project Genesis will leverage 250 terabytes of Neuromine data to lead this search
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Today is Labor Day. Nearly 35,000 Americans live with ALS. Mid-career diagnoses force tough choices about work and bring a new kind of labor: families providing continuous care. We stand with you.
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September 5 is International Day of Charity. Answer ALS proudly holds a Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency. Sustaining Neuromine costs $1M annually, directly equipping 700 research projects with vital data.
answerals.org/donate #InternationalDayOfCharity #AnswerALS
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Answer ALS invested $45M in Neuromine, yielding $210M in research value across 730 projects.
Free access speeds up discovery and saves millions in resources. Annual operations cost $1M to ensure researchers pay no fees.
answerals.org/donate #Neuromine #AnswerALS
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For decades, vital ALS data remained locked in separate labs. Neuromine harmonizes genomes, proteins, and clinical histories into one portal. Researchers can seamlessly trace 2,500 patient profiles and 1,000 stem cell lines.
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Since 2021, Neuromine has powered 730 projects and 100 papers. Researchers in 35 countries access 250TB of ALS data and 1,000 stem cell lines for free. Over the next month, we spotlight who uses the portal and what they discover
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The last day of August. Where things stand: Neuromine holds 250TB of data and powers 700+ global research projects. Major new ALS initiatives are underway, and Neuromine is sharing data right now. Thank you for spending the month with us. answerals.org/donate #AnswerALS
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As students head back to school, Answer ALS is proud to support the innovators of the future. Through Neuromine, high schoolers access the same data as scientists at Stanford, MIT, and Oxford.
Read their stories: answerals.org/news
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Today is Women’s Equality Day. We celebrate the scientists driving Answer ALS forward, from publishing foundational papers to building the Neuromine data platform. Explore the open data they help power to accelerate research: dataportal.answerals.org #WomenInSTEM #AnswerALS
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Answer ALS is headed to Orlando for ALS Nexus 2026. Dr. Terri Thompson will present "Neuromine: A Standardized, Collaborative Data Ecosystem for ALS Discovery." Connect to discuss OMOP, interoperability and open science. answerals.org #ALSNexus2026 #AnswerALS #Neuromine
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ALS is diagnosed in every country in the world, so research cannot stop at a border. Scientists across 35 nations now share one Neuromine dataset. Diverse patient populations and new questions combine to drive discoveries globally.
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