I started a nonprofit to fight ALS after my husband's death. Here's how tech and AI can help us find a cure.
After her husband passed away from ALS, Indu Navar started an organization that uses AI to study ALS and other neurological ...
An ‘Impossible’ Disease Outbreak in the Alps
In one tiny town, more than a dozen people were diagnosed with the rare neurodegenerative disease ALS. Why? I n March 2009, ...
Mother with rare ALS touts 'miracle drug' that has stopped her disease
Raziel Green, 52, an active runner and mother of two, was diagnosed with a rare form of ALS in 2017. Since starting a ...
Protein 'seeds' trigger key pathological features of ALS and frontotemporal dementia
Accumulation of a protein called TDP-43 is a key feature of ALS and frontotemporal dementia. In a study published in Neuron, ...
Oklahoma family shares ALS journey as HB 1278 advances forward
As Oklahoma lawmakers consider House Bill 1278, which aims to fund research and care for those battling Amyotrophic Lateral ...
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Non-invasive brain headset gives back power of speech to ALS patients
ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease of the motor neurons that causes a gradual loss of voluntary movement. As the disease progresses, patients lose their speech ...
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Finding what’s unique about each person with ALS
Given the variations for each person with ALS, what works for one might not be ideal for another, writes columnist.
California Taxpayers Can Now Fund ALS and Neurodegenerative Disease Research through Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund
California has introduced a new initiative to advance critical research for ALS and to better understand related ...
Minnesota brothers to help push father with ALS along Boston Marathon finish line
Jeff Birkel got hooked on running in his 30s, but after getting diagnosed with ALS, things changed. Soon, his sons had an ...
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Mother with rare ALS touts ‘miracle drug’ that has stopped her disease
It wasn’t until she saw a third neurologist, who specialized in genetic diseases, that she was diagnosed with the superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) gene and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).