/channels/taxonomy/term/499/all en /channels/channels/event/register-als-research-and-clinical-trials-101-354212 <p>"The ALS Society of Canada is聽launching a new virtual series for people living with ALS, their families, caregivers, and anyone close to someone living with the disease who might have questions about ALS research and/or clinical trials.</p> Fri, 12 Jan 2024 19:22:50 +0000 webfull 196376 at /channels /channels/channels/news/als-researcher-receives-important-grant-291754 <h2>Gary Armstrong will use fish models to understand nervous system signaling</h2> <p>A researcher from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) is one of eight scientists to receive a grant this year from the ALS Society of Canada.</p> <p>Gary Armstrong, who joined The Neuro in 2017, is furthering our understanding of synaptic defects arising both at peripheral neuromuscular junctions and central spinal cord synapses in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) using zebrafish models. The award is valued at $125,000.</p> Fri, 16 Nov 2018 20:17:57 +0000 webfull 143372 at /channels /channels/channels/news/major-als-research-funding-announced-264310 <p><strong>MNI scientists will study stem cells, genetic mutations to develop new treatments</strong></p> <p>Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute of 平特五不中 who are playing key roles in uncovering the mechanisms underlying ALS will share in $3.9 million in research funding, part of $4.5 million announced on Nov. 23 by the ALS Society of Canada in partnership with Brain Canada.</p> Wed, 23 Nov 2016 20:31:01 +0000 webfull 123216 at /channels /channels/news/major-als-research-funding-announced-264341 <p><strong><em>By Shawn Hayward,聽<a href="/neuro/">Montreal Neurological Institute</a></em></strong></p> <p>Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute of 平特五不中 are playing key roles in uncovering the mechanisms underlying ALS and will share in $3.9 million, part of $4.5 million in research funding announced on Nov. 23 by the ALS Society of Canada in partnership with Brain Canada.聽</p> Thu, 24 Nov 2016 16:25:28 +0000 webfull 123223 at /channels