Fighting ALS: New Therapy Has Potential to Change Lives

Fighting ALS: New Therapy Has Potential to Change Lives

Sutter enrolls first patient in cutting-edge gene therapy clinical trial What if you couldn’t hug your child, speak a full sentence or lift your morning coffee mug? That’s the reality for thousands living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS, a disease that...
Research Connection Leads Patient to Enroll in ALS Trial

Research Connection Leads Patient to Enroll in ALS Trial

When Vladimir Diaz-Ochoa, Ph.D., a scientist specializing in microbiology and immunology was diagnosed last year with a progressive neurodegenerative disease, the importance of medical research became even more personal. Muscle spasms and weakness in his fingers...