June 21 is the World Day against Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a date promoted by patient associations around the world to raise awareness about this disease, join forces and demand more research, which is one of the fundamental pillars to increase the life expectancy of patients with ALS.

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a degenerative disease of the nervous system that affects more than 3,000 patients in Spain. There is no cure for this disease today. ALS usually affects adults between the ages of 40 and 70.

We can all contribute in biomedical research progress. If you wish you can donate the left over material after diagnosis obtained during the treatment process (blood samples, biological liquids and tissue) for carrying out biomedical research without causing you any additional inconvenience. There is a network of biobanks managing human biological samples for biomedical research