In one tiny town, more than a dozen people were diagnosed with the rare neurodegenerative disease ALS. Why? I n March 2009, ...

The progressive degeneration of the motor neurons in ALS eventually leads to their demise. “When the motor neurons die, the ability of the brain to initiate and control muscle movement is lost.

Tell your healthcare provider right away or go to the nearest emergency room if you have any of the following symptoms: hives; swelling of the lips, tongue, or face; fainting; breathing problems; ...

Few treatment options are available for the fatal neurodegenerative disorder amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). An increasing amount of evidence suggests that the FDA-approved antibiotic ...

Holly Turner's doctors initially thought her tremors were due to stress, but they were symptoms of ALS, which also took the ...

Preclinical data with the investigational gene therapy INS1202 show improvements in survival and motor performance in ALS.

ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease of the motor neurons that causes a gradual loss of ...

New research reveals concerns over the Alzheimer's blood test accuracy, highlighting phosphorylated tau proteins in ALS ...

Dozens of rodents have been generated that model various aspects of ALS, like motor impairment or degeneration of motor neurons. No model recapitulates the human disease perfectly. By organizing ...

They govern voluntary movements and muscle control. ALS causes these motor neurons to degenerate over time until they eventually die. The disease is progressive, meaning the symptoms get worse over ...