Post reporter died of ALS a decade ago, now her husband recalls the journey, asks community to look to future
Wendel died months before the ice bucket challenge went viral. Her husband recounts the journey. ALS walk on Sept. 28 honors ...
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Blood test could diagnose ALS with up to 97 per cent accuracy
ALS, the most common form of motor neuron disease, can take a long time to diagnose, but a blood test could help doctors spot ...
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
I was diagnosed with ALS last year. The symptom that brought me to a ... Caregivers who confide in each other often report less stress and other problems. Visit the ALS Association website to ...
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ALS has killed multiple people in my family. Now the disease is coming for me
She died one year after her diagnosis. My grandmother, mother and two uncles also died from ALS, which runs in my ... at staying in the moment and taking each day as it comes.
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Saint Louis University ALS Center of Excellence
According to the ALS Association, every 90 minutes, someone is diagnosed with the disease, and someone passes away from it. It affects as many as 30,000 in the United States, with 5,000 new cases ...
New blood test may provide early ALS, FTD diagnosis
Now, a breakthrough in the lab may help diagnose both diseases before any signs appear. ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, and FTD ...
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CXCL12 levels in spinal fluid may improve ALS diagnosis accuracy
Measuring the levels of a novel protein biomarker called CXCL12 in the spinal fluid may improve the diagnosis of ALS, per a ...
Medical Moment: Early detection of ALS and FTD
ALS and FTD, frontotemporal dementia impact millions of people each year as both may seem like two totally different diseases ...
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Progress spurred by ALS Ice Bucket Challenge — and what remains to be done 10 years later
In 2012, at age 27, Frates was diagnosed with the ... Spencer-Wendel succumbed to ALS in June 2014 at age 47 after a courageous and poignantly public three-year battle with the disease.) ...
Prince William and Kate Middleton Support New Book About Late Rugby Star Who Died From ALS
Prince William and Kate Middleton have offered their support to Lindsey Burrow, the widow of late British rugby star Rob ...
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Her own life prompts her to join Walk to Defeat ALS: ‘Do as much as you can while you can’
Carianne, or Cari, Meystrik was instrumental in starting the Walk to Defeat ALS Knoxville in 2010, and since then, she's participated each year to help ... Cari Meystrik was diagnosed with ALS ...
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ALS walk helping to raise awareness about disease
LETHBRIDGE HERALD - [email protected] The Lethbridge Walk Together for ALS is coming back today to help raise ...