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ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. A-myo-trophic comes from the Greek language. “A” means no. “Myo” is referring to the muscle, and “Trophic” means nourishment –…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emZjNcD484E In this Comcast NewsmakersIL video, learn more about the Les Turner ALS Foundation. “Since 1977, the Les Turner ALS Foundation has been Chicagoland’s leader in patient services, research, and education for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The foundation serves nearly 90% of people living with ALS in the Chicagoland…

In this video by The University of Edinburgh, watch Chen Zhao from the School of Clinical Sciences present her three minute thesis entitled “Astrocyte: the Star of Motor Neuron Disease”. Learn more about ALS here: https://bit.ly/ALSNewsToday…

In this MND Australia video, “Kirsten Harley speaks about her experience living with motor neurone disease at Parliament House, Canberra, 24 February 2016.” Learn more about ALS here: https://bit.ly/ALSNewsToday…

“Professor Siddharthan Chandran is Director of the Euan MacDonald Centre for Motor Neurone Disease Research at the University of Edinburgh.” Learn more about ALS here: https://bit.ly/ALSNewsToday…

In this Embracing Life Through Love Inc. video, get to know more about the #beyondthebucket campaign, which has the “goal to help people learn more about what ALS actually is and the effect it has on the patients and families it effects.” Learn more about ALS here: https://bit.ly/ALSNewsToday…

In this video, get to know more about the work of the Les Turner ALS Foundation. Learn more about ALS here: https://bit.ly/ALSNewsToday  …

1 – 7 Ways to Diagnose ALS Learn more about the different ways to diagnose ALS. Read full article: https://bit.ly/1UWLNAI   2 – ALS Gene Drives Disease Development Through Neuroinflammation, Researchers Find Mutations in the C9orf72 gene are the most common genetic cause leading to amyotrophic…

In this TEDx Talks video, meet Hiro Fujita at the TEDx Tokyo 2014, and find out more about his story with ALS. Learn more about ALS here: https://bit.ly/ALSNewsToday…

In this Guardian 2013 video, find out more about the story of a motor neurone disease sufferer calling for the right to die with dignity. Learn more about ALS here: https://bit.ly/ALSNewsToday…