Guest writer Anita Newton discusses the difficult decisions that must be made as ALS progresses. None of them are easy.

Exposure to rhodamine B (RhB), a toxic fluorescent dye, causes neurodegeneration, symptoms that resemble ALS, and molecular ...

Learn more about the prevalence, incidence and etiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

Like any mom, Luz was shocked when her 19-year-old daughter, Emma, was diagnosed with ALS. Discover how they learned to face ...

Far-field potentials (FFPs), nerve signals that can be measured on the skin, show promise as diagnostic and prognostic ...

Neuvivo and the FDA have agreed on a regulatory pathway for NP001 (sodium chlorite) to treat ALS, with Phase 3 testing ...

Completing a project in her backyard was satisfying for columnist Kristin Neva, whose work as an ALS caregiver is repetitive and ongoing.

In ALS, the loss of certain proteins turns off a gene called UNC13A that needs to stay active for nerve cell communication, a ...