Oxford to Boxford 2.0 #ALS RIDE FOR #HOPE: 18 riders cycling 150 miles tom - Wed. We're sending so much gratitude & best wishes to all! $30K raised & the ride has yet to begin! Find out about our riders & the "why's" in their 💚💙's for whom they're riding:bit.ly/ALSRIDEFORHOPE2

Aging & ALS also share biological mechanisms. Young people are getting ALS decades earlier than normal, including young #Veterans We need #ALS researchers to study people with early onset (<40 yrs) & juvenile onset (<25 yrs). Someone please fund this research. People with

#OTD in 1941, Lou Gehrig lost his battle with ALS, passing away at the age of 38. He had been diagnosed at the Mayo Clinic less than two years prior, and unfortunately ever since, the disease has overshadowed his incredible career. Here’s my painting depicting him in 1939.

100 Years Ago Today: New York #Yankees first baseman Wally Pipp asks to be taken out of the lineup. Lou Gehrig replaces him...and doesn't miss a game for the next 14 years! (June 2, 1925) #MLB #History #LouGehrigDay

Lou Gehrig benches himself before a ballgame in Detroit after playing in 2,130 consecutive games with the New York #Yankees (May 2, 1939) #MLB #Baseball #History #4ALS #LouGehrigDay

"Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.” ~ New York #Yankees captain Lou Gehrig says farewell to #baseball at Yankee Stadium (July 4, 1939) #MLB #4ALS #LouGehrigDay

Today is 5th Annual #LouGehrigDay across MLB. For a refresher on how it came to be, please watch the below by Outside the Lines . Chuck H, Phil Green , Adam Wilson (RIP) and B Wayne Galentine (RIP) are featured but it was the work of 100s inspired by 1000s who made today happen.

To celebrate Lou Gehrig Day, the #Royals honored their friend Sarah Nauser. She thought she was going on the field to honor Bobby Witt Jr. and raise awareness for ALS. The team had much more in store for her: mlb.com/news/bobby-wit…

The Weight He Carried: How One Rare Dad Turned Heartbreak into Horsepower w/ Jeff Allen I cried when I first interviewed Jeff. To be honest, I expected a polished media chat - maybe even a PR rep listening in, which usually takes some of the magic out of it. He’d just won $10

We're honored to announce a partnership with MLB & Sarah Langs to release a set of Lou Gehrig trading cards. Net proceeds will be donated to the Sean M. Healey Center for ALS at Massachusetts General Hospital. 1/1 autographs of all 30 players are available for auction with

Gathering some of my thoughts about a very special Lou Gehrig Day with my Royals. Congratulations to Bobby for being selected as a finalist for the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award. I couldn’t be more thankful for everyone involved in this special surprise. #LouGehrigDay #LG4Day #4ALS

#OTD in 1964, Sandy Koufax threw his third no-hitter in three years, blanking the Phillies 3-0 at Connie Mack Stadium. Here’s my painting of him dealing in the 8th inning, based off of the photography of the great Walter Iooss. LOVE wrestling with these lit scoreboards!!!

I’m a Mama Bear who’s seen what NurOwn can do. My friends' sons got the real thing—and they’re living. Not just surviving, but truly living. People need to believe them. Believe what we see. Believe what they know. Believe it is possible. #ALS #NurOwn #BelievePatients

CALL TO ACTION Dr. Marty Makary FDA Biologics: As a physician with #ALS, I know nothing matters more than a chance to live This #NurOwn EAP data is transformative: 90% 5-year survival vs. 10% typical. This isn't marginal; it's a PROFOUND shift. Grant accelerated approval Secretary Kennedy

Before I AM ALS, federal funding for ALS research was flat year over year. But since 2019, we have helped increase federal funding for ALS research by over 100x. Keep this momentum going: tell your elected officials to keep ALS at the top of the agenda. bit.ly/3F1TS8c

In our latest FDA Direct conversation learn how we're enhancing drug development and accelerating cures for all Americans through the Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher program.

1968, Bob Gibson - June and July, he had •12 starts •12 complete games •12–0 record •108 innings, 63 hits, 16 walks, 91 strikeouts •one home run •ERA: 0.50

Years of #BRAINInitiative research on monitoring brain circuits led to a brain-computer-interface to enable a man with #ALS to speak and even sing again. Amazing! But this is just the beginning of advances to come from neural circuit science . nature.com/articles/d4158…

Today, with @Biogen, we shared positive interim results from the Phase 1 study of our investigational ASO for the potential treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (#SMA). Read more: ir.ionis.com/news-releases/… $IONS