In the race against time that characterizes ALS diagnosis and treatment, researchers have made a breakthrough that could dramatically change how we identify this devastating neurological disease. A ...

Researchers have uncovered a mechanism that may trigger ALS’s earliest stages, identifying proteins that mislocalize, causing ...

Approximately 5,000 people in the U.S. develop amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) each year. On average, they survive for ...

Approximately 5,000 people in the U.S. develop amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) each year. On average, they survive for only two to five years ...

Using sequencing techniques, researchers associated 51 mutations in mitochondrial DNA with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS ...

As a young father, Deputy Hayden Liddiard is facing the unthinkable. But rather than focusing on his diagnosis, he’s ...

The mutations were mapped by a group at the Federal University of São Paulo and collaborators in an analysis of mitochondrial genomes. Thirteen increase the risk of ALS and 38 are protective.

Drinking straws are one of the tools in columnist Dagmar Munn's arsenal to combat dysphagia while living with ALS.

The 21-year coaching veteran announced he’ll be stepping down as Ogden High’s head football coach nearly four years after ...

Tal Newberry passed from Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease on Christmas Day in ...

TORONTO, Oct. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The ALS Society of Canada (ALS Canada) applauds the Ontario government's commitment of $13 million over three years in the 2024 Fall Economic Statement to ...

Through Nov. 13, White Bear Lake Center for the Arts attendees can feast their eyes on a brand new exhibition featuring unique works of art with a special story behind ...