Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also know as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells…
Marta Ribeiro
Marta graduated from Universidade Fernando Pessoa in Porto with a degree in Communication Sciences and a Masters degree in New Communication Technologies. She has experience in social media, worked with several media channels, and has also worked as a freelance photographer and a graphic artist for almost 10 years.
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Articles by Marta Ribeiro
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disease that progressively shuts down your muscles by attacking certain cells in the brain…
What Is the Penn’s Comprehensive ALS Center?
Patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) experience a gradual loss of the ability to walk, swallow and even breathe,…
10 Tips to Get You Through Cold and Flu Season
It’s that time of year when everyone starts to get sick and pass around their cold and flu germs. Having…
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge: Who Is Anthony Carbajal?
In the summer of 2014, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge became a major Internet sensation as both entertainment and as…
6 ALS Therapies to Improve Quality of Life
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disease that progressively shuts down your muscles by attacking certain cells in the…
What is ALS?
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disease that progressively shuts down your muscles by attacking certain cells in the brain…
What is Lou Gehrig’s Disease or ALS?
In this video from teleemg’s channel, watch Dr. Joe F. Jabre, neurologist,…
Meet Matthew Hodge. Matthew has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS, and throughout the years,…