Requests for a medically assisted death in ALS appear to be tied to individual preferences rather than disease severity, a ...

Many well-intentioned people romanticize caregiving, perhaps out of compassion or even admiration of one person caring for ...

The ALS Nexus 2026 conference highlighted cutting-edge research, experimental therapies, and advances in care for ALS.

Newly diagnosed ALS patients show significantly higher levels of nano- and microplastics in their cerebrospinal fluid and ...

Enrollment is complete in a Phase 2b trial of PHENOGENE-1A for mild-to-moderate ALS. ALS is a progressive disorder in which motor neurons die, with nervous system inflammation thought to play a role.

An emerging body of evidence has hinted that ALS survival may be influenced by exposure to toxins or pollutants in the environment. Specifically, a handful of prior studies have found that ALS ...

A few months after my husband Todd’s ALS diagnosis, we traveled with our children from our home in southeast Wisconsin to meet up with Todd’s sister and brother-in-law at a rented condo overlooking ...

To anyone recently diagnosed with ALS, don’t let anyone else write the ending to your story. There is still life to live, ...

Researchers are testing a device that safely induces a controlled fever as a possible treatment for ALS. The aim is to stimulate the heat-shock response to help nerve cells clear toxic protein clumps ...

A few months ago, my husband and I decided it was time to replace the mattress set we’d slept on for the past 10 years.

A newer set of diagnostic criteria for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) was significantly more sensitive at identifying people with the disease than two older diagnostic approaches, a real-world ...

When my late husband, Craig, was diagnosed with ALS, we were very naïve and didn’t really know much about the disease. ALS ...