Lou Gehrig’s disease

September 4, 2025

UAMS, ALS Association Celebrate Opening of First ALS Clinic in NWA

David Wise

Cal Brooks, regional vice president of the ALS Association, and Rohit Dhall, professor and the chair of the UAMS Department of Neurology, cut the ribbon at the new UAMS Northwest ALS Clinic in Fayetteville.

FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the ALS Association (ALSA) celebrated today the opening of a new multidisciplinary clinic dedicated to the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, at its Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville. Made possible by a three-year, $424,542 Hoffman Clinic Development…

March 20, 2013

UAMS, Columbia ALS Study To Focus on Adult Stem Cells

Ben Boulden

March 20, 2013 | A Columbia University professor March 19 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) explained his research into adult stem cells as part of the search for a treatment or cure for ALS — unofficially inaugurating the beginning of a research collaboration between the two universities.

March 8, 2013

UAMS to Host Lecture on Seeking a Treatment for ALS Through Adult Stem Cell Research

Ben Boulden

<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK — Seeking a treatment for ALS through research on human adult stem cells is the focus of a March 19 lecture open to the public at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).</p>

February 7, 2011

Students’ Friendship Leads to ALS Fundraiser

David Robinson

Feb. 7, 2011| A strong friendship among four 12th-grade students recently led to an $8,073 check presentation for ALS research at UAMS.