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Postcard from Chandigarh

Inspired by physicist Stephen Hawking, neuroscientist Akshay Anand PhD is determined to find out why certain people with ALS/MND live longer with the disease. Turning his attention to his hometown of Chandigarh, he hopes to one day discover why people with ALS/MND in India live nearly ten years longer with the disease.

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Postcard from Burkina Faso

There are only 5 neurologists in Burkina Faso. But that doesn’t stop Athanase Millogo MD from making a difference for people with ALS/MND beyond his nation’s borders. Recently joining a group of neurologists called TROPALS, he hopes to one day provide better and more rapid care to improve the outcome of people with ALS/MND in Africa.

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Postcard from Quito

When San Francisco University of Quito neuroscientist Miriam Bucheli PhD launched “ELA Ecuador”, she hoped to find new biomarkers that can be used to diagnose or monitor ALS. But instead she found herself teaching the nation about the disease.

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Postcard from Istanbul

Oxford University nurse specialist Rachael Marsden MSc did not know what to expect when she arrived in Istanbul. What she found was a team of nurses resolved to find a better way to treat people with ALS/MND.

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Postcard from Reykjavik

Many people get their extra energy from going to the gym. ALS/MND Alliance Chairman Guðjón Sigurdsson, however, finds his second wind from helping to rid the world from this "damned" disease.

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