It's a terminal disease, currently with no cure. ALS impacts tens of thousands of people across the United States, and hundreds in Arizona. There's research being done in the Valley that can hopefully ...

An experimental drug could help young people with a rare form of ALS, researchers at New York’s Columbia University Irving Medical Center announced on Thursday. Known as “ulefnersen,” the therapy ...

Share on Pinterest Blood tests may help detect some neurodegenerative diseases in the future. Patricio Nahuelhual/Getty Images Researchers have discovered a blood marker they say can help in ...

On Friday, organization founders, Sandra and Brian joined Megan on set to share more about their origin story, The Act for ...

A blood test can help doctors detect ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and predict how the degenerative disease will progress in patients, a new study suggests. People with ALS have three times ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The disease ALS is often described as a thief — stealing a person’s ability to move, speak and eventually breathe, while their mind stays fully aware. It’s also one of the most ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a serious and usually fatal neurodegenerative disorder in which motor neurons deteriorate and die. The disease causes a loss of movement that eventually affects ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mark Kopp spent 20 years traveling the world as a Coca-Cola Co. executive. For the past 2½ years, his career has been fighting ...

A man with ALS now controls Alexa using only his thoughts thanks to a new invention. Synchron, a company that works on brain-computer technology, revealed this on Monday, Sept. 16. The 64-year-old now ...