Jenifer Estess, a theatrical producer who set up a foundation for research into Lou Gehrig ‘ s disease after she learned she had it, died Tuesday at her apartment in Manhattan. She was 40. The cause ...

This new documentary chronicles the race to save the life of Jenifer Estess, who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease) in 1997. The fatal disorder has no cure or ...

NEW YORK - A team of researchers from the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) and Columbia University, in a collaboration catalyzed by the Project A.L.S./Jenifer Estess Laboratory for Stem Cell ...

Lending his celebrity and giving his coin for a number of causes over the years, Ben Stiller has been particularly active on the part of Project A.L.S., the fund-raising organization established by ...

Forecast: Publication of the book will coincide with the premiere of Three Sisters: Searching for a Cure, an HBO documentary about the formation of Project A.L.S. That, along with Couric's name on the ...

Cameras are rolling on yet another of Alliance Atlantis' telemovies based on true events, The Jenifer Estess Project (wt), produced for CBS. The two-hour TVM stars Laura San Giacomo (Just Shoot Me) in ...

It’s very personal,” Ben Stiller says of his close involvement with Project ALS. Ten years ago, his friend Jenifer Estess was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease).

If you don't know the name Jenifer Estess now, chances are good that you will very soon. After founding the Off-Broadway theater group Naked Angels, she was diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral ...