Author: Anne Glausser

Anne Glausser was the communications manager for the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University from Jan 2016-Feb 2017. Before taking on this role, she was a coordinating producer for Cleveland's NPR/PBS member station, ideastream. She got started in journalism at PRI’s Living on Earth, and has also worked in research at the Harvard School of Public Health. Anne got her master's degree from MIT’s Graduate Program in Science Writing.

Summary for ALS Patients about CuATSM and Clinical Trials

Joe Beckman, PhD - ALS reseacher

 

Below is an open letter from LPI researcher Joe Beckman to ALS patients who are interested in hearing more about the next steps of his groundbreaking finding released last week that halted the progression of ALS in mice. 

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2016: The Year of the Bean?

2016: the International Year of the Pulse (including bean)
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When Gerd Bobe, a principal investigator with the Linus Pauling Institute, makes lentils he serves them with a dash of lemon vinegar and sugar.

“It’s the traditional German style,” he says, “and it makes this delicious sweet/tart flavor.” His favorite dish is lentil soup, with a bit of chopped Polish sausage, carrots, onions, and potatoes thrown in.

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