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With Help from Family, Friends and Mayo Clinic, Young Patient is Fighting Back Against ALS

It's been more than two years since Ryan Tofteland was diagnosed with ALS, but he and his wife continue to look forward in hopes of[...]

By In the Loop • November 20, 2018
After Devastating News, Marathon Runner Finds Hope, Comfort in Search for Diagnosis

At 28, Macey Hoaglund was told her symptoms may be due to ALS. The uncertainty brought her to Mayo Clinic, where she's still looking for[...]

By In the Loop • March 8, 2018
Join a Clinical Trial, and Become a Mayo Clinic Research Star

If you've ever thought, "I wish I could help further Mayo Clinic's research efforts, but alas, I am not a scientist nor do I play[...]

By In the Loop • March 3, 2015
Cooling Down for a Cause

There are lots of folks in lots of places doing the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge -- some successfully and some not so much -- and[...]

By In the Loop • August 21, 2014
Could stem cells be the answer to ALS?

Seventy-five years ago, Lou Gehrig told New York Yankee fans that he'd been given a "bad break" but still considered himself "the luckiest man on[...]

By In the Loop • July 8, 2014