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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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
answerals.org/research/under… #ALSResearch
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On July 4, 1939, two weeks after retiring from baseball, Lou Gehrig stood at a microphone at Yankee Stadium and told the crowd of more than 61,000 people that he considered himself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.
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Our Advisory Board Chair, Ed Rapp, recently marked 10 years living with ALS. In March, Ed delivered the opening address at the Packard Center's 26th Annual ALS Research Symposium in Baltimore. He spoke about striking a balance, a theme from his final presentation at Caterpillar a
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What triggers ALS?
For 90% of cases, there is no single known genetic cause. The scientific consensus is that ALS is likely triggered by a complex interaction between a person's genetics and environmental factors.
To learn more about our research go to answerals.org
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The Act for ALS provided critical funding for research and expanded access to care. That legislation is set to expire in 2026.
We stand with Eric Dane and the ALS community in the Push for Progress to ensure this funding is renewed.
#ActForALS #ALSAwareness #ALSResearch
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On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we recognize the women leading ALS research.
Their work in neurology and data science is helping us categorize ALS and find targeted treatments.
Learn more at answerals.org
#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
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Every day we continue to update and add data to our repository. Every day we get closer to understanding how to end ALS. But time is the one thing patients do not have.
Your donation today provides the technology required to save lives.
answerals.org/donate
#ALSCure
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Football taught many of us that, in order to win, you need a unified team.
Today, as the football world watches the Super Bowl, we are reminded of the resilience of Steve Gleason and the entire ALS community.
Enjoy the game and join us in the fight. answerals.org
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High-intensity Athletes and veterans with ALS: your experience can unlock answers. Champion Insights invites you to participate remotely from home to help us study why high-performing groups face higher ALS risk.
Visit ChampionInsights.org to join the fight against ALS.
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Answer ALS has generated more than 1,000 participant-derived motor neuron cell lines, available through our partners at Cedars-Sinai. These iPSC lines let scientists grow patient-specific neurons in the lab to study ALS biology firsthand.
Learn more: dataportal.answerals.org/hom…
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Researchers: the GNPC Proteomics Data Challenge is open, and Answer ALS is a contributing dataset partner. Analyze the GNPC Harmonized Data Set in AD Workbench, and optionally include Answer ALS proteomics data to test signals across diseases. Submit here: alzheimersdata.org/gnpc-prot…
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If you are a researcher working on ALS, you should not have to start from scratch.
Neuromine gives researchers access to the world’s largest open ALS research resource, with over 150 terabytes of harmonized data spanning more than 2,500 patient profiles.
answerals.org/neuromine
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ALS is the most common motor neuron disease, and the need for awareness is growing.
Between 30-40K people are living with ALS in the US at this time. That number is expected to increase unless we can treat or stop it. Learn more about symptoms and signs: answerals.org/understanding-…
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On World Kindness Day, we honor the caregivers, patients and researchers who show us that kindness and collaboration are the real catalysts for progress. Together, we #AnswerALS. 💜 #worldkindnessday #kindness #bekind
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Breaking News:
Answer ALS Finalizes Full Dataset in Neuromine
The complete data from 1,100+ participants, in collaboration with ALS TDI’s ARC study, is now harmonized and open in Neuromine to speed ALS discoveries.
Learn more at: answerals.org/answer-als-com…
@ALSTDI @TeamGleason
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