A plan to use new genetic techniques to treat non-genetic forms of ALS failed in an early study, Ionis and Biogen announced Thursday. The companies said they would discontinue the program.

When she was 6 years old, her father died in August 1994 in his early 30s after a nearly year-long battle with ALS. Nearly 5,000 new patients are diagnosed with ALS each year, per the CDC.

woodworking and hunting -- may be associated with an increase in a person's risk for developing ALS. Researchers ...

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opens new tab said on Thursday they will terminate the development of their experimental treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) after failing to show improvement in patients in an early ...

Split hand syndrome is a potential sign of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This means that some of the muscles in the hand are weak and thin (atrophied), while others are less affected.

A team of researchers at Western University have made a major breakthrough that could pave the way to a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) — a devastating nervous system disease that ...

In virtually all ALS patients, a protein called TDP-43 is responsible for forming abnormal clumps within cells, which causes cell death. In recent years, Strong's team discovered a second protein ...

Film Academy Launches $500M Fundraising Campaign Ahead of 100th Oscar Anniversary ROME (AP) — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a $500 million fundraising campaign Friday ...

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius announced a new German arms package worth €500 million ($542 million) to support Ukraine during a visit to the port city of Odessa. He met with Ukrainian ...

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ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a debilitating neurodegenerative condition that progressively impairs nerve cells responsible for muscle control, leading to muscle wastage, paralysis ...