Eby says she objects to the viral Ice Bucket Challenge now being used to draw attention to other causes while ALS patients ...

Advocates for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — a fatal condition known as Lou Gehrig’s disease — urged lawmakers ...

Hall of Fame defensive tackle and former Chicago Bears star Steve McMichael, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2021, has died.

With brain-implanted devices, people with paralysis have been able to command computers to “move” virtual objects and speak ...

ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, causing progressive loss of muscle control. Over 17 million people ...

The FDA cleared the launch of a Phase 1 clinical trial to test cell therapy XS-228 in people with amyotrophic lateral ...

Steve McMichael has died at age 67 after years of living with ALS. Here's what to know about the Chicago Bears legend's ...

His death was confirmed just hours after his wife, Misty McMichael, announced he would be transitioning to hospice care as ...

David Doane of Bucksport has been a vocal advocate for legislation and research for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly ...

A three-drug combination worked better than any of them alone in treating ALS caused by mutations in the SOD1 gene, per a new ...

If the protein TDP-43 is defective inside a nerve cell it can form neurotoxic aggregates, which are the cause of the ...