Developing approved therapies for ALS has been painfully slow, as evidenced by the failure of more than 95 per cent of ALS ...

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 ...

A Jacksonville woman's experience caring for her husband with ALS has formed a foundation to help other families fighting terminal illness.

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 ...

It may be time to rethink certain genetic mutations associated with two devastating neurodegenerative disorders—amyotrophic ...

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

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

A new discovery about mutations in a gene that causes ALS may allow researchers to design targeted therapies, a study found.

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

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.

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