Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that is marked by fasciculation, spasticity and progressive weakness of muscles, and results in difficulty speaking ...

Oliveira presents just one half of the offensive problem the Als have to deal with. Quarterback Zach Collaros has completed the most passes of his career this season with 318 and can set a new ...

One day, about four years after my diagnosis of ALS, I began having trouble pronouncing words. My tongue felt thick and couldn’t form words at the speed I was thinking them. My speech came out garbled ...

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA — Current disease-modifying therapies for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) don’t extend lifespans by much, but several drug options are available, nerve specialists learned.

It was six years ago last week that my late husband, Jeff, and I sat in a neurologist’s office in Maryland as the doctor said, “I believe that this is ALS.” Moments before, I’d been watching the ...

Diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the disease not only affected Kerner's mobility but also her ability to speak. However, thanks to artificial intelligence technology ...

The Overall Survival study demonstrated substantially extended survival in people living with ALS who received the investigational treatment. The second analysis identified the importance of ...

Hilton Als became a staff writer at The New Yorker in 1994 and a theatre critic in 2002. He began contributing to the magazine in 1989, writing pieces for The Talk of the Town. He won the Pulitzer ...