People with end stage ALS lose the ability to breathe, have limited mobility as muscles become paralyzed, and may no longer be able to speak. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) affects certain nerve ...

ALS is a progressive disease, meaning it worsens over time. Although there is no cure for ALS, medications and therapies are available to help manage the symptoms, slow the disease course, and prolong ...

Pictured are nuclei of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived motor neurons stained for contrast. The nucleus on the left has been treated with DMSO (control) and appears mostly blue. The ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease. It affects your nerves and muscle tissue and worsens over time, eventually becoming fatal.

What is it like to live with ALS? Since he was diagnosed with the disease in January, 26-year-old Anthony Carbajal says he's had a hard time talking about the answer to that question. He has slowly ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects muscle control, and most patients reach a point at which either the disease itself or a necessary ...

Concussions and traumatic brain injuries have been considered a potential cause of ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. But a new study argues the association might be the other way around, with ...

Corcept Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CORT) said on Thursday that the mid-stage study of its cortisol modulator, dazucorilant, in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis did not meet the main goal. The ...

Allie Coultas once laughed at what she thought was her husband Eric's "incredibly uncoordinated" attempt at a workout move. "Laughing because I thought he was incredibly uncoordinated in this move, ...