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The ALS Society of Canada is proud to announce the funding of a 2025 ALS Canada Discovery Grant in partnership with the ALS Québec – Dr. Jean-Pierre Canuel Fund, to support a research project led by Dr. Janice Robertson at the University of Toronto. The one-year, $125,000 grant will support Dr. Robertson and her team’s project, Mapping Alternative Polyadenylation and Splicing in ALS via...

You’ve probably heard of multiple sclerosis (MS) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Charcot’s disease or Lou Gehrig’s disease. Both conditions affect the nervous system, but they differ significantly in their causes, symptoms, and progression. Today, we want to clarify these distinctions to better guide,...