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How Speech-Language Therapists Can Help ALS Patients
In this video from Eugene Speech-Language Therapy LLC, Eugene explains some of the ways that…
Understanding the Neurons Behind ALS
This video from Nature Video discusses the neurons behind amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The narrator explains that ALS is…
What Is Motor Neuron Disease?
Motor neuron disease (MND) is a condition where nerve cells (motor neurons) in the brain and spinal cord stop working,…
College students from the Oklahoma Christian University are helping an ALS sufferer communicate with his wife again. Sixty-four-year-old Carl Phelps…
Between 1943 and 1979, miners around the world were encouraged (and in some cases forced) to inhale aluminum dust called…
16 Fast Facts About ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disease that causes the degeneration of motor neurons, eventually leading to a loss of movement…
Explaining the Early Symptoms of ALS
In this University of California TV video, Dr. Geoffrey Sheean from the School of…
7 Tips For Starting an Exercise Program With ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by the deterioration of muscles in the body, leading to loss…
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that attacks motor neurons, leading to wastage of the muscles. This affects…