According to a story from webmd.com, diesel exhaust could increase the risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig disease. People who are exposed to diesel exhaust…
Thanks to a local physician’s group in Baton Rouge, patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) no longer face lengthy drives to receive treatment. The clinic serving the Baton Rouge area…
Often children and other family members of patients with ALS end up being caregivers for their family, which can lead to isolation and a stressful life, reports WHYY. After Jodi…
According to a story from wired.com, Stephen Hawking, one of the most famous physicists on the planet, passed away on Wednesday, March 14th, 2018. He was 76 years old. His…
The first new treatment approved for amyotrophic later sclerosis (ALS) has generated a lot of excitement and enthusiasm in the ALS community since its approval in May of 2017, but…
Originally reported by Columbia Daily Tribune, researchers from the University of Missouri have made huge strides towards treating, and maybe even curing, two fatal diseases: muscular dystrophy and Amyotrophic Lateral…
New evidence suggests that home care agencies are not giving Medicare assistance to chronically ill people that legally qualify for it, according to an article from wuwf.org. Take the case…
A new fundraising challenge is sweeping all social media platforms once again for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), first reported Mom.me. Back in 2014, the ice bucket challenge was a wild success, being…
There are many reasons to celebrate the life of genius physicist Stephen Hawking, but celebrating his 76th birthday is definitely extra special, reports Rare DR. As many know, Hawking suffers…
Nanette Whitfield, stood beside her best friend and husband as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) painfully took his life, reported The Record Courier. Watching someone you love slowly lose everything has…
Everyone with Facebook surely remembers when people were posting videos of themselves having ice cold water dumped on their heads. But, does everyone remember what it was for? The Ice…
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, affects approximately 30,000 people in the United States. The National Organization for Rare Diseases estimates that 5,000 more people are diagnosed…
You've heard about Hurricane Irma and Maria that hit Puerto Rico, destroying schools, hospitals, and leaving the island without power. You've seen the devastating photos. Millions of people living there…
You've seen hydrogels before: they're used in glues, contact lenses, breast implants, band-aids-- the list goes on. Hydrogels aren't exactly one thing, but a classification of gel: they're solid gel…
In 2014, Stephen Hawking, one of the world's leading thinkers and most famous faces of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), spoke out about the dangers of full artificial intelligence (AI). Hawking…
For a while, researchers and scientists have known that the protein, TDP-43, is found in clumps in the brain cells of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). It has also…
If you're a millennial, or if you are close to a millennial, or actually if you just have a social media presence at all, you have probably heard of the…
Je suis sûr que vous avez entendu parler de la SLA après que le «Défi du dégel de glace» ait balayé la nation en 2014, mais peu ont probablement pris…
Sono sicuro che hai sentito parlare di ALS dopo che la "Ice Bucket Challenge" ha spazzato la nazione nel 2014, ma pochi ancora probabilmente hanno preso il tempo per ricercare…
I'm sure you've heard about ALS after the "Ice Bucket Challenge" swept the nation in 2014, but few still probably took the time to research and learn more about the…
First, there was the saltine cracker challenge, which allegedly has its origins at the University of Tennessee with Peyton Manning making a bet. Then came the Sprite and banana challenge…
Think back: Remember those halcyon days of 2014 when we spent the summer dumping buckets of ice water over our heads and challenging our friends to do it or pay…
I love sushi. I also love travelling to hot places who typically serve fish with higher instances of mercury. While I've always been aware that if you're trying to get…
On January 8, 2017, a man with one of the most brilliant minds of our age celebrated his 75th birthday. This, by itself, wouldn't be particularly remarkable, however the celebrant…
Every year, approximately 6,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, more commonly known as ALS. This disease is a degenerative condition that slowly kills off…
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