For the past six years, Casey Harrell’s life has felt like a slow-motion car crash. At 42, he began to lose his voice to the ...

I wrote a column three years ago comparing life with ALS to that old tree. If we cut it down, what would that be saying? “We ...

In the past three years, Brooke Eby has gone from Peloton classes to a walker to a wheelchair. In her late 20s, Eby, now 36, noticed a tightness in her left calf that she didn’t understand. The ...

A new study reveals striking international differences in how doctors approach the sensitive issue of tracheostomy invasive ventilation (TIV) for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified an experimental molecular compound that improved survival among cellular models and mouse models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – More than 2,000 people in 152 teams participated in the Les Turner ALS Walk For Life at Soldier Field. For patients, each stride forward is a step toward more care, research and ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rapidly progressive, invariably fatal neurological disease. Individuals affected by ALS include those living with ALS, their caregivers, presymptomatic ...

Actor Eric Dane died on Feb. 19, 2026, at 53 years old, of respiratory failure, according to this death certificate obtained by NBC News. His death came 10 months after revealing his ALS diagnosis.

ALS is characterized by the death of motor neurons, leading to progressive muscle weakness and loss of voluntary movement. Sporadic ALS accounts for approximately 90-95% of cases, while familial ALS ...

When symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), such as weakness and a loss of muscle mass, start in the limbs, doctors refer to the condition as limb onset ALS. ALS is a progressive condition ...