Former Leafs posted the news Sunday evening. Kirton, 67, was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that causes the gradual loss of motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis, and ...

A Jacksonville woman's experience caring for her husband with ALS has formed a foundation to help other families fighting ...

Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD Multiple sclerosis (MS) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also called Lou Gehrig's disease) are both diseases that affect your central nervous system ...

In the beginning, not even Hynek Wichterle's postdoc thought his idea to slow the progression of amyotrophic lateral ...

Long-term exposure to sulfur dioxide, an air pollutant generated by the burning of fossil fuels, increases the risk of ALS, a ...

Tommy and Vickie Smith have faced more than their share of health challenges. Tommy has been living with amyotrophic lateral ...

A new discovery about mutations in a gene that causes ALS may allow researchers to design targeted therapies, a study found.

Answer ALS, in collaboration with ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI) and Augie's Quest, today announced plans to ...

A brain-computer interface has enabled people with paralysis to turn their thoughts directly into words, requiring less ...

In a recent study, scientists successfully decoded not only the words people tried to say but the words they merely imagined saying.

Stone will be joining Dane — whom she has been friends with "for a long time" — on the long-awaited third season of the HBO ...