There is currently no known cure for ALS, but some treatments, including FDA-approved medications such as Rilutek -- whose active ingredient is riluzole -- and physical and speech therapies, may slow ...

Loss of muscle mass, also called muscle wasting or atrophy, can happen gradually as part of getting older or more suddenly ...

Neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are medical conditions characterized by the progressive degradation ...

The two neurodegenerative diseases could not appear more different. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), sometimes called Lou Gehrig's disease, affects the muscles, ultimately paralyzing people with ...

The actor, who publicly announced his diagnosis earlier this year, spoke on a virtual panel with I Am ALS and writers from ...

San Francisco 49ers P Thomas Morstead shares his My Cause My Cleats story, highlighting Team Gleason and their mission to support the ALS community. San Francisco 49ers RB Brian Robinson Jr. shares ...

I like the fact that this city seems to love me," Isreal Hagan once said of Syracuse. "I love it, and it loves me right back.

Eric Dane received a standing ovation as he channeled his real-life health struggles into his latest guest role on Brilliant Minds. The actor, who revealed his ASL diagnosis in April, played a ...

Eric Dane, who played Dr. Mark Sloan, aka “McSteamy,” on “Grey’s Anatomy” for six seasons, is returning to TV on another medical drama. The actor, 53, makes his “Brilliant Minds” debut as “Bronx-Gen’s ...