Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that causes the gradual loss of motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis, and ...

Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD Multiple sclerosis (MS) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also called Lou Gehrig's disease) are both diseases that affect your central nervous system ...

In the beginning, not even Hynek Wichterle's postdoc thought his idea to slow the progression of amyotrophic lateral ...

Long-term exposure to sulfur dioxide, an air pollutant generated by the burning of fossil fuels, increases the risk of ALS, a ...

US Senators Introduce Bipartisan ABLE Employment Flexibility Act, a Tax-Free Savings Account for People With Disabilities and ...

Tommy and Vickie Smith have faced more than their share of health challenges. Tommy has been living with amyotrophic lateral ...

Measuring the electrical activity of muscles in the neck in ALS may be easier for some patients than using the tongue for ...

Quite often in the final years of his life and robbed of the ability to get around town on his own, Brad Dusek had his caretaker escort him to the old football field at Lamar Middle School. He would ...

Answer ALS, in collaboration with ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI) and Augie's Quest, today announced plans to ...

In a recent study, scientists successfully decoded not only the words people tried to say but the words they merely imagined saying.

New advances in brain-computer interface (BCI) technology may make speech for those who've lost the ability to do easier than ...

A brain-computer interface has enabled people with paralysis to turn their thoughts directly into words, requiring less ...