Ever since I met my late husband, Jeff, who died from ALS in 2020, I had wanted to go. It was a meaningful place to him; in 1995, he served as part of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ...
That’s according to a new study from Germany that found that quantifying levels of chitinases, a family of proteins linked to ...
A novel treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) caused by mutations in a specific gene called CHCHD10 showed ...
Electrical spinal stimulation can reduce toxic TDP-43 protein aggregates in preclinical ALS mouse models, a study reports.
The amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) community is mourning Brooke Eby, an ALS advocate who documented her life with the disease on social media and helped build an online community for people ...
A new AI model shows promise for predicting genetic ALS risk regardless of family history or known mutations. Capsule Networks can distinguish people with ALS from unaffected individuals, with a high ...
But 16 years later, that time of always thinking about it hasn’t come. One might think that with his level of disability, ALS would consume Todd’s thoughts. In reality, the disease caused him more ...
Now, living with ALS means choosing comfort and ease over the latest trends. I ditched the buttons, zippers, and fussy ...
ALS is a neurological disorder that causes muscle weakness and eventual paralysis. The disease is progressive, meaning that symptoms usually worsen over time. However. the rate at which ALS symptoms ...
Most patients now wait more than a year for their ALS diagnosis to be confirmed.
People with a history of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) may have a higher risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), while those with better cardiovascular health may have ...
Managing ALS goes far beyond routine doctor visits and medical checklists. Clinical metrics can track disease progression, but they fail to capture the real story: what it actually takes to navigate ...