ALS Organizations and Patient Resources
ALS Association
Resources for patients with ALS, their
families, and caregivers.
http://www.alsa.org/
ALS Hope Foundation
Funding agency for ALS research,
clinical centers, and patient care programs.
http://www.alshopefoundation.org/
Center Watch
Listing of current clinical trials in all
medical areas, for patients interested in enrolling.
http://www.centerwatch.com/
International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations on the
Internet
An organizing body for groups supporting the treatment of
ALS.
http://www.alsmndalliance.org/
Motor Neurone Disease Association (UK)
The national ALS
organization of the UK.
http://www.mndassociation.org/
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Combats neuromuscular
disease by funding research, providing community services, and through
education.
http://www.mdausa.org/
Neurology Channel
Encyclopedia of neurological conditions
with an overview of each.
http://www.neurologychannel.com/
Project ALS
Funds ALS Research.
http://www.projectals.org/
Professional Communities and Research Sites
American Academy of Neurology
Professional community for
neurology specialists.
http://www.aan.com/
Day Laboratory for Neuromuscular Research at Massachusetts General
Hospital
Researches genetic factors of ALS and creates disease
models to aid treatment.
www.massgeneral.org/als
National Institutes of Health
Government agency of
medical and behavioral research.
http://www.nih.gov/
National Institutes of Neurodegenerative Disease and
Stroke
Organization under NIH, coordinating research on neurological
disease.
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
World Federation of Neurology
Forum for clinicians and
researchers of motor neuron disease.
http://www.wfnals.org/