Last week’s hot topic on ALS was ALS, Gulf War Illness Caused by Toxic Exposures, Report Says written by Magdalena Kegel.  The article refers to a report which shows that Gulf War Illness is a result of exposure to pesticides and other toxins used in the Gulf War.

The ALS Association announced that it has awarded a total of $755,855 in financial grants supporting new clinical management projects to address unmet needs in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) care. For this grant program, the ALS Association defined areas of priority research and invited experts to submit their proposals, according to a…

“Hello my name is Tim and I have ALS, America’s best kept secret disease.” This video by AllAcesMedia focuses on the daily routine Tim lives with and the care he receives from his wife, friends and nurses. If you ever wanted to know what living with ALS is…this is the one…

Meet Don and his family and learn all about how an ALS patient who had never used a computer before, is able to get his voice back. Keep up to date on ALS news here: https://bit.ly/1QHMBGw…

Dr. Berglund explains what exactly ALS is, how it’s caused, and what patients can do to naturally treat it… and then, of course, takes the Ice Bucket Challenge. “Dr. Berglund has spent over twenty years at his clinic in southeast Wisconsin helping people improve their health without drugs or…

ProMIS Neurosciences announced that it has established Business (BAB) and Scientific (SAB) advisory boards to advance the company’s work. ProMIS is developing its first products focused on more effective treatments of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). “Our number one goal is to create the appropriate precision therapeutics and companion diagnostics…

The Augmentative Communication Program (ACP) at Boston Children’s Hospital has received a $1.5 million donation to set up a program focused on improving the quality of life of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) adult patients. “If you could not speak and you want to say to someone, ‘I’m thirsty,’ a computer-generated synthetic voice is fine.

Physical trauma at earlier ages appears associated with an increased risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a study titled “Physical Trauma and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Population-Based Study Using Danish National Registries” published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease and Charcot…

In this video by Lee Memorial Health System, learn more about why ALS (or Lou Gehrig’s disease) is still a mystery, including what causes it. But doctors have no doubt about its progression. They believe they can provide people with this fatal disease some relief, if they could just…

Cognitive impairment may present an obstacle for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) using brain-computer interface devices, according to a study published in the Journal of Neural Engineering. The findings underscore the importance of considering disease heterogeneity when designing these potentially beneficial devices for clinical use. The study, “Performance…