by Michael Benatar | Dec 28, 2021 | Events, Press Releases
Dr. Michael Benatar is the Walter Bradley Chair in ALS Research, a Professor of Neurology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and the Principal Investigator of the CReATe Consortium. In this interview, he will discuss the CReATe Consortium’s recent...
by Michael Benatar | Dec 14, 2021 | Events, Press Releases, Research Highlights
October 22, 2021 (University Of Miami press release) A groundbreaking clinical trial for unaffected individuals at risk for a genetic form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) could pave the way for early intervention strategies for other forms of ALS as well as a...
by Michael Benatar | Jul 1, 2021 | Events, Press Releases, Research Highlights
Many neurological disorders are poorly understood, in large part because researchers have few opportunities to directly study the brain and spinal cord. However, since cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), sometimes referred to simply as spinal fluid, baths the brain and spinal...
by Michael Benatar | Dec 11, 2020 | Events, Press Releases, Research Highlights
December 9, 2020 (University Of Miami press release) For more than a decade, investigators at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have been studying the earliest signs of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Now, armed with biomarkers and findings from...
by Michael Benatar | Oct 18, 2020 | Events, Press Releases, Research Highlights
The first Pre-Symptomatic ALS Workshop, organized and hosted by Dr. Michael Benatar (University of Miami), took place in Miami on January 27th, 2020. This Workshop brought together ~40 specialists in the fields of ALS, frontotemporal dementia (FTD), other...
by Michael Benatar | Sep 10, 2020 | Events, Press Releases
The ALS Center’s own Michael Benatar MD, PhD spoke on “The Future is Now: ALS Research at the University of Miami” at the 7th 2020 Hope and Help Symposium, hosted by The ALS Association Florida Chapter.
