Formerly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is now commonly referred to as “ALS.” It is a neurological disease that affects motor neurons, the nerve cells in the ...

An expansion of a hexanucleotide repeat in the C9ORF72 gene can cause ALS. Here, the authors develop a high-fidelity RNA-targeting CRISPR system to suppress the repeat RNA expressed from the ...

Individuals living with ALS are automatically eligible for Medicare when they start receiving Social Security benefits. Medicare should cover most diagnostics and treatments, but this depends on the ...

Nussbaum, 71, was diagnosed two years ago with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a progressive disease also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease that attacks nerve cells that control muscles throughout the body ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder affecting nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. It leads to the loss of muscle ...

I felt the fragility of life for the first time and I had to look at what it meant to lose someone you love. The experience ...

Alchemab Therapeutics has entered a collaboration with Lilly to discover novel therapeutic candidates to treat amyotrophic ...

Gehrig played with the New York Yankees for 17 years and was known as “The Iron Horse” due to his ability to play baseball, despite suffering from a variety of injuries. He played a record 2,130 ...

Takeo Kato, chief of the Yamagata National Hospital's amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS ... The fatal ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive nervous system disease that ...

The iconic country music group, which made plans to retire in 2023 after their American Made: Farewell Tour concluded in December of 2024, announced additional tour dates in 2025 on Tuesday (Jan. 14).