Hearst Newspapers' editor Matt Rocheleau describes his journey living with an incurable, debilitating, terminal disease.

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.

Superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) mutations were among the first genetic causes identified in familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and confer a toxic gain-of-function that drives motor neuron ...

A local man is using what time he has left to to raise awareness about the financial and emotional toll A-L-S, also known as ...

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

In the earlier study, the research team ruled out a theory that the pesticide was entering the cells through a known ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...