23 LAUREN TABOR GRAY, PH.D., CCC-SLP Co-Director, NSU ALS Clinic, NSU Health Neuroscience Institute LEAD INVESTIGATOR Related Specialty | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Grant | $459.7k Grantmaker | U.S. Department of Defense—U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity Hope | Mitigate respiratory and swallowing issues to improve outcomes. Hook | Develop a respiratory strength training regimen. Line | Early intervention with lung volume recruitment and expiratory muscle strength training could improve breathing, airway protection, and clearance. Sinker | Respiratory failure is the leading cause of death in ALS patients. EDUARDO LOCATELLI, M.D., M.P.H. Executive Director, NSU Health Neuroscience Institute LEAD INVESTIGATOR Related Specialty | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Coinvestigator | Lauren Tabor Gray, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Co-Director, NSU ALS Clinic, NSU Health Neuroscience Institute Grant | $400k Grantmaker | ALS Association Hope | Expand clinical trial access to Hispanic and Black populations in South Florida. Hook | Build infrastructure that includes materials translated into Spanish and Portuguese. Line | Expanding enrollment also produces trial results that are more representative across race and ethnicity. Sinker | These are historically underserved and underenrolled patient populations, particularly with ALS. Learn more about efforts by Gray and Locatelli to help pALS (patients with ALS). Members of the NSU Health pALS care team: Eduardo Locatelli, Gabriela Lopes, A.P.R.N., and Lauren Tabor Gray.
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