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A patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has become the first person in the world to control an iPad entirely by ...
Eric Brunner thought his coordination issues were from exhaustion. It turns out, they were early signs of ALS. Now he's raising awareness about young patients.
Inhibition of a cellular stress response may be a therapeutic target for ALS type 8 related to mutations in the VAPB gene, a ...
Brooke Eby, who is 35 and has ALS, is teaching us what it means to live when you know your time of death is coming sooner ...
ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, making the brain unable to control muscle movement.
Neurologist and Duke ALS Clinic Director Richard Bedlack “stitches strength” for his patients, showing the powers of hope.
Cody Fajardo returned to his former stomping grounds in style, leading the Edmonton Elks to a 23-22 win over the Montreal Alouettes at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium on Friday night.
The funds were raised at Vernon Golf and Country Club as part of the PGA of BC's 20th annual Golfathon for ALS ...
Types of ALS There are two main kinds, depending on whether the disease runs in your family. Sporadic: This makes up 90% to 95% of all ALS cases, as it occurs in people who have no known family ...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder marked by progressively worsening stages of progression. People with ALS experience muscle weakness and neurological dysfunction, ...
Now, Biogen is allowing some early access to its experimental ALS drug tofersen, which designed to help people whose disease arises from rapidly progressing mutations in the SOD1 gene. Clinical Trials ...