/channels/taxonomy/term/585/all en /channels/channels/event/als-101-workshop-1-exchange-learning-and-support-356099 <p>Join ALS Quebec for the first of three sessions of the ALS 101 Workshops! </p> Wed, 13 Mar 2024 16:19:20 +0000 webfull 198561 at /channels /channels/channels/event/register-als-research-and-clinical-trials-101-354212 <p>"The ALS Society of Canada is 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/event/als-quebec-upcoming-activities-month-january-354006 <h2>Activities to add to your calendar</h2> <p><br /> Tuesday, January 9 – 1:30 to 3 p.m.</p> <p>Educational webinar – Pour mieux nous comprendre with Benoit Desgroseillers</p> <p>*Replay of the webinar cancelled on December 12</p> <p> </p> Fri, 05 Jan 2024 20:43:16 +0000 webfull 196153 at /channels /channels/channels/event/educational-webinar-biomusic-assistive-technology-communicating-through-your-bodys-music-352291 <p>"In this webinar, you will learn about biomusic - an innovative assistive technology that records emotion-related changes in physiological signals and converts them into musical output.</p> Thu, 26 Oct 2023 17:57:14 +0000 webfull 194267 at /channels /channels/channels/event/workshop-healing-power-journaling-caregivers-350618 <p>Starting <strong>Thursday, September 28</strong>, join ALS Canada for a 6-week workshop on journaling for caregivers. These sessions are designed to support anyone currently in a caregiver role.</p> Thu, 07 Sep 2023 18:49:33 +0000 webfull 192310 at /channels /channels/channels/event/als-canada-webinar-managing-als-and-frontotemporal-dementia-ftd-349323 <p>"Join ALS Canada for a webinar on how to support someone dealing with an ALS and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) diagnosis together. Up to 20 per cent of people diagnosed with ALS develop cognitive changes known as FTD.</p> Tue, 01 Aug 2023 13:23:41 +0000 webfull 190819 at /channels /channels/channels/event/support-group-people-newly-diagnosed-als-349000 <p>"Receiving a diagnosis of ALS implies its fair share of emotions, questions, and changes. The goal of this group is to provide a place to exchange and to promote a better understanding of the disease and its different stages, inspired by each pers</p> Wed, 05 Jul 2023 18:14:45 +0000 webfull 190452 at /channels /channels/channels/event/support-group-people-living-als-als-quebec-348999 <p>"This virtual support group is for people living with ALS. If you would like to discuss, learn from others or break your isolation, come join the group!"</p> Wed, 05 Jul 2023 18:10:49 +0000 webfull 190451 at /channels /channels/channels/event/support-group-caregivers-als-quebec-348998 <p>"This group is for caregivers and loved ones of those living with ALS. If you wish to discuss, obtain information or be in the company of others who know what you’re going through, please join us!"</p> <ul></ul><p> </p> Wed, 05 Jul 2023 18:07:24 +0000 webfull 190450 at /channels /channels/channels/news/multiple-als-projects-neuro-awarded-funding-328575 <p><b>Program brings together multidisciplinary teams with expertise in various areas of neurodegenerative disease</b></p> <p> </p> <p>Researchers at The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) make up a large part of eight projects funded by ALS Canada and the Brain Canada Foundation as part of their 2020 Discovery Grant Program, which brings together multidisciplinary research teams with expertise in various areas of ALS and neurodegenerative diseases to investigate critical areas of disease processes and clinical care.</p> Mon, 15 Feb 2021 15:29:35 +0000 webfull 167878 at /channels /channels/channels/event/mcgill-cares-living-and-supporting-loved-one-als-326855 <p>Join us on <strong>December 16 at noon </strong>for the next webcast in our weekly series, <em><a href="//www.mcgill.ca/medsimcentre/community-outreach/dementia/mcgill-cares-webcasts">Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Cares,</a></em> designed to support informal caregivers.</p> Wed, 09 Dec 2020 15:56:40 +0000 webfull 165990 at /channels /channels/channels/news/improving-research-more-effective-antibodies-301680 <p><strong>Scientists demonstrate flaws in protein detection tools, and outline a solution</strong> </p> <p>A new study points to the need for better antibody validation, and outlines a process that other labs can use to make sure the antibodies they work with function properly.</p> <p>Antibodies are used in laboratories and clinics to study proteins, which are the biomolecules that translate information from an organism’s genes into the structure, function, and regulation of its tissues and organs. Genetic mutations can cause protein imbalances or malfunctions, leading to human disease.</p> Tue, 15 Oct 2019 16:55:16 +0000 webfull 154393 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mni-forms-promising-open-science-partnership-takeda-283212 <h2>Industry and academia team up for the benefit of people suffering from ALS</h2> <p>A unique industry-academia partnership will increase the rate at which promising drug compounds can be tested as potential treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease with no known cure that affects 200,000 people worldwide.</p> <p>The partnership between The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (MNI) and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Takeda) will allow compounds developed by Takeda scientists to be tested on cell lines produced at the MNI.</p> Mon, 04 Dec 2017 19:37:18 +0000 webfull 133352 at /channels /channels/channels/news/neuro-create-worlds-first-als-phase-1-clinical-trial-unit-268803 <h2>The Tenaquip Foundation donation will allow for faster drug development, better care for ALS patients</h2> <p> </p> <p>A generous donation by The Tenaquip Foundation will improve the quality of care available to ALS patients at The Neuro, and increase the rate at which researchers can evaluate new ALS drugs.</p> Mon, 03 Jul 2017 19:07:23 +0000 webfull 129061 at /channels /channels/channels/news/als-awareness-month-june-253218 <p>As a major Canadian centre for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research and treatment, the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, invites the public and the media to learn more about the disease and current research and treatments, to donate money for ALS research and to wear the national emblem of ALS in Canada, the blue cornflower, during ALS Awareness Month in June.</p> Tue, 02 Jun 2015 14:36:57 +0000 webfull 110367 at /channels