When a person receives a diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a doctor may prescribe one or more different medications to help treat symptoms and slow the disease’s progression. At ...

Our top 10 ALS news stories of 2025 feature actor Eric Dane’s advocacy and major research milestones in the field.

An experimental medication may slow the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, researchers reported Wednesday. The research was supported in part by donations from the Ice Bucket ...

A simple non-invasive hair-based test could one day help with early diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)—improving patient care and potentially extending survival. This is the hope of ...

The symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) often come on subtly or slowly, so much so that many times, the person experiencing them may not even notice a change — at least at first. Symptoms ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rare motor neuron disorder. Currently, there is no cure for ALS and no treatment to stop or keep the disease from worsening over time. ALS mainly involves ...

ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder affecting the motor neurons in the central nervous system. The early symptoms of ALS include muscle twitching or ...

After experiencing muscle weakness and twitching in his hand and arm, Michael was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 2022, almost a year after his symptoms started. At the time, he ...

To the editor: My spouse Karen Speranza recently passed away as a result of living with ALS for the past three years. Throughout this challenging time, we received an enormous amount of help from ...