People with end stage ALS lose the ability to breathe, have limited mobility as muscles become paralyzed, and may no longer be able to speak. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) affects certain nerve ...

ALS is a progressive disease, meaning it worsens over time. Although there is no cure for ALS, medications and therapies are available to help manage the symptoms, slow the disease course, and prolong ...

Pictured are nuclei of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived motor neurons stained for contrast. The nucleus on the left has been treated with DMSO (control) and appears mostly blue. The ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease. It affects your nerves and muscle tissue and worsens over time, eventually becoming fatal.

This funding was awarded through the ALS Association's Hoffman ALS Clinical Trial Awards Program, which aims to accelerate the development of new ALS treatments ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 4, 2025 ...

What is it like to live with ALS? Since he was diagnosed with the disease in January, 26-year-old Anthony Carbajal says he's had a hard time talking about the answer to that question. He has slowly ...

ALS is a debilitating paralytic disease characterized as the death of upper and lower motor neurons. Fortunately, ALS is ...

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