People living with ALS and their families in Japan are eager to help shape research on the disease, even though most have ...

Brooke Eby, who transformed her diagnosis with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis into one of social media’s most compelling chronicles of resilience, humor and advocacy, helping change how millions of ...

Legislation championed by the ALS Association alongside bipartisan partners in Congress will extend ALS research and treatment access programs through 2031 ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ ...

An experimental treatment being tested in Philadelphia could offer new hope for people with ALS. The current treatments for people with ALS are limited. The research on this new therapy is focused on ...

Male veterans who served in the Air Force, Coast Guard and Navy have higher rates of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — a fatal nerve disease also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease — compared to those who ...

People whose jobs expose them to pesticides have about a 60% higher risk of developing the neurodegenerative disease ALS, new research has found. The paper, published Tuesday in the journal ...

Male veterans of the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Coast Guard had higher rates of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal nervous system disease, compared to veterans of the Army, according to a new ...

Campos is a neurologist and assistant professor at UC Davis Health in Sacramento. He was diagnosed with ALS in 2025. I have delivered ALS diagnoses. I know the exact weight of those words, the way the ...

The news that 39-year-old former NFL running back Chris Johnson has ALS has reignited the discussion about the risks of playing football, and recent research puts into focus just how significant the ...

In choosing to go public with his ALS diagnosis, former NFL running back Chris Johnson chose not to focus on the link between the disease and football. At one level, it didn’t really need to be ...

Steve Gleason wants Chris Johnson to know he is not alone. The former New Orleans Saints standout and global advocate for ALS patients issued a statement Monday in response to the news that the former ...

Former NFL star Chris Johnson shockingly revealed Monday that he was diagnosed with ALS last year when he was 39 years old. Johnson, the former Titans workhorse and one-time Jets running back, shared ...