Welcome to The Denice M Cunningham Foundation
This is my lovely cousin Emily, who started a charitable endeavor for her school project. The DMC Fund Foundation proudly supports her charity For the Angles. Below is her first video about the project. Intro to For The Angels https://www.facebook.com/ProjectForTheAngels/videos/517884638604913/ For the Angels “Welcome to ‘For the Angles.” […]
Read More »February 15, 2018 – Wendy Henderson, for ALS News Today The device could help people who suffer from diseases where hand control has been compromised. The device looks like a flexible rubber glove and will help people pinch and grasp objects. It has three working fingers which fit over the wearer’s thumb, index and […]
Read More »DECEMBER 19, 2017 BY MAGDALENA KEGEL The Wave Life Sciences therapy WVE-3972-01 reduced markers of the form of ALS that scientists believe stems from a gene mutation, studies show.
Read More »Tonight is the third annual Comm. Ave. Charity Classic hockey game between former players from Boston University and Boston College. The event is held by Compassionate Care ALS and supports the Travis Roy Foundation (BU) and the Pete Frates Fund (BC). This exhibition game is quickly becoming my favorite charity event of the year. The […]
Read More »Measuring neurofilaments in brain and spinal fluid appears to be a reliable way of confirming an ALS diagnosis, Belgian and German researchers report. This finding is important because it takes an average of a year from the appearance of the first symptoms before doctors can diagnose the disease. The discovery could shorten this time. The neurons […]
Read More »MAY 15, 2017 BY MAGDALENA KEGEL A gene therapy aimed at strengthening the connection between motor neurons and muscle prevented nerve degeneration and increased the life span of mice with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a study showed. Since researchers believe that neurodegeneration in ALS starts at the junction between nerves and muscle, the findings suggest that […]
Read More »ALS News Today, May 18, 2017, written by Joana Fernandes, PHD. Mutations in the UBQLN4 gene may contribute to the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to recent research. The study, “A novel ALS-associated variant in UBQLN4 regulates motor axon morphogenesis,” was published in the journal eLife. Over the years, researchers have identified numerous genes linked to […]
Read More »Monday May 8, 2017 — A new drug was approved by the Federal Drug Administration on Friday May 5, 2017 – the first drug to treat ALS approved since 1995. The only other drug on the market today is Riluzole (or, Rilutek, Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC) which purports to extend the lives of ALS patients by […]
Read More »The Denice M Cunningham Foundation is a new fund in the fight against ALS. Denice was my mother, and the fourth member of our family to succumb to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis along with her sisters, Tina and Josie, and her nephew, Edward. The Foundation is a Fund of Funds, distributing donations to charities and non-profits […]
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