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Brain Imaging May Detect Early Biomarkers for ALS Disease, Review Suggests

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques may detect biomarkers for early diagnosis in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a review study titled “The value of magnetic resonance imaging as a biomarker for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a systematic review,” published in BMC Neurology. Biomarkers are measurable substances, such…

ALS Quote by Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking Quote about ALS Stephen Hawking is likely the most well-known theoretical physicist. He is also likely the most well-known person living with ALS. Hawking has a rare slow-progressing form of ALS that has gradually left him paralyzed. He communicates using a single cheek muscle attached to a…

Who Was Lou Gehrig?

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease. But who was Lou Gehrig and how did his life impact awareness about the disease? Henry Louis Gehrig was born in New York, June 19, 1903, at a time when very few people were aware of ALS,…

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 brain and spinal cord needed to keep our muscles moving. Eventually, patients will lose their mobility, have trouble moving, walking, swallowing and even breathing. There is no known cure for ALS…

What is ALS?

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. ALS usually affects people between the ages of 40 and 70, but this doesn’t mean that it cannot be diagnosed at other ages. Unfortunately, around 20,000 American citizens are estimated to develop the disease…

Assistive Technology Helping ALS Patients

In this video from Philly Philms, watch how the evolution of technological devices are now providing a way for people with low mobility in their upper-body to be able to communicate with other people with the help of assistive technology. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)…

ALS May be Caused by Spreading Protein According to New Study

Scientists at UmeÃ¥ University have found that  superoxide dysmutase (SOD1), a protein that may cause amylotophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) spreads and clumps when injected into mice. The protein deposits also cause ALS-like symptoms. The report, titled “Two superoxide dismutase prion strains transmit amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-like disease” appeared May 3, 2016…