ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a neurogenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord for which there is no cure Getty Sandra Bullock's longtime partner Brian ...

It may not be possible to prevent amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), but avoiding exposure to toxins and other potential triggers may lower the chance of developing it in those at risk. ALS, also ...

Brooke Eby has fully transitioned to fall – even if the Maryland weather hasn't yet when we talk in late September. Sweatshirts, hot drinks, you name it. When you think of ALS, you think despair, ...

Dr. Rakesh Parekh was in his mid-40s when he first noticed something was wrong: During his workouts, his left arm was weaker and struggled to keep up. Initially, Parekh, an emergency medicine doctor ...

A simple non-invasive hair-based test could one day help with early diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)—improving patient care and potentially extending survival. This is the hope of ...

Mark Jackson lost use of his hands after being diagnosed with ALS. A patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has become the first person in the world to control an iPad entirely by thought, ...