When the results of the first-ever platform trial for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) were published this February, the headlines might have seemed disappointing: four experimental drugs failed to ...

After years of research, finally a potential answer as to what causes ALS. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a deadly neuromuscular disease with no known cure. The muscles degrade leaving patients ...

FREMONT, Ohio — May 1, is the annual start of ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) Awareness Month. ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, is a fatal neurological disorder that affects the brain and ...

A rare gene variant may explain why a subset of patients with ALS recover from the deadly disease. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works ...

Moderate or vigorous exercise may lower the risk of ALS, a fatal disease, for men but not women, new research finds. The study, published Wednesday in Neurology, the medical journal of the American ...

WASHINGTON — Advocates for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — a fatal condition known as Lou Gehrig’s disease — urged lawmakers to keep funding the National ALS Registry that serves as a ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is more commonly known as ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease. Grey’s Anatomy alum Eric Dane announced on Thursday, April 9, that he had been diagnosed with the nervous system ...

The experimental therapy M102 slowed disease progression in preclinical experiments done in mouse and cell models of ALS, a ...