What is ALS and what are the symptoms and causes? - The progressive neurodegenerative disease Eric Dane had affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a condition that causes the degeneration of the nerve cells in the nervous system, affecting certain neurons in the spinal cord. ALS is a fatal disease that causes a progressive loss of voluntary muscle control ...

It affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, paralysing the muscles and making it harder for people to move, talk, eat and breathe independently

You may know it as "Lou Gehrig's Disease." It's amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. Just about all of us have heard of it, but you might not know a lot about it -- what it is and what it does to those who are afflicted. The first signs of ALS include ...

Humans and mice with a predisposition for ALS displayed altered sleep patterns before symptoms began, offering a potential novel diagnostic and treatment approach. The researchers started by investigating differences in sleep quality between individuals ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurological condition that eventually results in the loss of the ability to walk, talk, and swallow. In most cases, the cause of ALS is unknown. However, about 10% of people with ALS have the familial ...