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

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

New advances in brain-computer interface (BCI) technology may make speech for those who've lost the ability to do easier than ...

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

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

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

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common motor neuron disease, with an incidence of 1 or 2 cases per 100,000 persons and a lifetime risk of 1 case per 800 persons.