The Neuro - Profile: Heather Durham /neuro/channels_item/29 en June is ALS Month /neuro/node/3076 <p><strong>A look at the latest ALS research and clinical care at The Neuro</strong></p> <p>Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a terrible disease with no known cure. Research at The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) is uncovering data that could help find effective treatments for ALS. </p> Thu, 07 Jun 2018 14:55:40 +0000 Â鶹AV Three MNI researchers receive ALS funding /neuro/node/2837 <h2>Grants for Heather Durham, Stefano Stifani and Jay Ross total just over $2 million </h2> <p>Three MNI researchers have received grants from the ALS Society of Canada worth a total of more than $2 million.  </p> Thu, 23 Nov 2017 19:03:12 +0000 Â鶹AV ALS – Fostering awareness of a devastating disease /neuro/node/2634 <p>ALS takes away the patient’s motor functions one at a time, and the progress of finding effective drugs to counter its insidious effects has been slow. June is ALS Month, a good time to update the public on the latest developments in ALS research taking place at The Neuro.</p> <p>The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) is recognized as a leading Canadian centre for research into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) as well as for its care of ALS patients.</p> Fri, 02 Jun 2017 14:59:25 +0000 Â鶹AV ALS Awareness Month – June 2016 /neuro/node/2101 <p>The Neuro is recognized as a major Canadian center for ALS research and patient care. During June, designated ALS Month, The Neuro redoubles its efforts to inform the public and the media about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and urges all to help support ALS research.</p> Fri, 10 Jun 2016 20:45:35 +0000 Â鶹AV Scientists and Clinicians at The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital receive funding for ALS research /neuro/node/1826 <p>The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge One Year Later</p> <p>On November 19 2015, marking the anniversary of the announcement of the 2014 ALS Ice Bucket Challenge results and partnership between ALS Canada and Brain Canada, ALS Canada was at The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The Neuro, to announce the final recipients of their 2015 grant competition. Four researchers and clinicians at The Neuro were among those recipients for their groundbreaking work in the ALS research field.</p> Fri, 20 Nov 2015 15:46:55 +0000 Â鶹AV ALS Awareness Month – June /neuro/node/1500 <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 14:36:53 +0000 Â鶹AV