Debbie Lopez, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2019, uses AI to speak while receiving care at Monroe Community Hospital.

Researchers have developed a gene therapy that significantly slowed motor function loss in preclinical models of amyotrophic ...

Prescribed use of anti-anxiety drugs, hypnotics and sedatives, or antidepressants was tied to a higher future risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) diagnosis and a poorer prognosis, a case ...

Without knowing what causes ALS, it’s difficult to tell why some people develop the disease while others do not. Risk factors may be genetic and related to environmental factors. Learn more ...

Age is the biggest one. Family history and certain genes, such as APOE-e4, also raise risk. But many risk factors are modifiable, which means we can do something about them.

Many factors can affect your chances of being deficient in vitamin D. Understanding the potential causes and risk factors of vitamin D deficiency can help lower the odds of developing it.

Metabolic syndrome is linked to greater risk of developing young-onset dementia, according to a new study. But there are preventive changes you can make today.

Actor Eric Dane, 52, revealed this week that he has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. What are the symptoms, treatment, and prognos… ...

The lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease was 24% (95% confidence interval [CI], 21 to 30) among women and 38% (95% CI, 30 to 45) among men for whom all five risk factors were present. In the ...

Pregnancy itself causes increased stress on the heart. What still isn’t known Our study only points to neighborhood disinvestment and chronic high blood pressure as contributors to the risk of ...