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How I raise ALS awareness, even at my ALS clinic

“So tell us, Dagmar, what’s your latest project?” The question came from my neurologist as we chatted during my recent ALS clinic visit. She asked not only for herself, but for the medical student who was also in the room. As I prattled on, part of my brain reflected…

ALS Overview

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurological disorder that damages nerve cells and causes disability. The condition also is known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, after the famed New York Yankees baseball player who was diagnosed with the disorder in the late 1930s.

MDA 2023: COYA 302 therapy slows ALS progression in early trial

Four people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) each experienced a marked slowing in disease progression with COYA 302, an experimental immune-modulating therapy tested in a small proof-of-concept clinical trial, according to Coya Therapeutics, its developer. Based on these findings, Coya is planning to start work on further trials to…

Familial ALS

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also called Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that runs in families in about 10% of cases. When more than one person in the same biological family is affected by the disease, it is referred to as familial ALS.

Sporadic ALS

About 90% of cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the progressive neurological disorder also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, are characterized as sporadic ALS, meaning they occur spontaneously. The term sporadic in ALS means without a clear pattern, and the individuals with these cases have no known family history of the disease.