Despite the devastating nature of the disease, little is known about what first triggers the deterioration of motor neurons ...

ALS can affect both males and females. However, females may experience more initial symptoms in their bulbar region, the area of the brain that controls facial and neck muscles. Amyotrophic ...

Researchers have uncovered a mechanism that may trigger ALS’s earliest stages, identifying proteins that mislocalize, causing ...

Approximately 5,000 people in the U.S. develop amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) each year. On average, they survive for only two to five years after being diagnosed, according to the Centers for ...

Columnist Dagmar Munn describes the frequent sensation of humming, which was among the early symptoms of her ALS.

Still, inheriting a gene for ALS doesn’t mean you’ll develop the disease. And even if you do, symptoms don’t occur until later in life. Still, a mutation in any one of these genes doesn’t ...

This article examines end stage ALS, its symptoms, and treatments. It also provides information on the support families can provide to people with ALS, the overall stages of ALS, and ALS support.

In the race against time that characterizes ALS diagnosis and treatment, researchers have made a breakthrough that could dramatically change how we identify this devastating neurological disease. A ...

When most people think of the symptoms of ALS, they think of the loss of muscle control, inability to walk, and difficulty speaking. However, because ALS affects nerve cells in the brain and the ...

ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease, and the fast onset of increasingly severe symptoms after diagnosis can be devastating. The Motor Neuron Disease Association (MNDA) is a UK charity ...

While certain herbal cures may help with ALS symptoms, currently, there is no cure for this condition. This article will review ALS, its symptoms, potential risk factors and causes, the treatment ...

The average life expectancy is three to five years after the onset of disease. The only approved treatments for ALS outside South Korea are the small-molecule drugs riluzole and edaravone.