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Bookmark or Share- “I Just Didn’t Understand”: On a Mission to Cure ALSOften known as Lou Gehrig's disease, ALS affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, causing loss of muscle control. About 5,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with ALS each year. Diagnosis occurs around age 60, and average survival is three years.
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - Symptoms and causesAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (a-my-o-TROE-fik LAT-ur-ul skluh-ROE-sis), known as ALS, is a nervous system disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. ALS causes loss of muscle control. The disease gets worse over time.
- Learn more about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALSAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (a-my-o-TROE-fik LAT-ur-ul skluh-ROE-sis), or ALS, is a progressive nervous system (neurological) disease that destroys nerve cells and causes disability. ALS is often called Lou Gehrig's disease, after the famous baseball player who was diagnosed with it.
- Mayo Clinic awarded federal grant to study experimental ALS drugMayo Clinic in Florida has received a grant to begin an innovative study that will provide hundreds of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) access to an experimental drug over six months.
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - Mayo ClinicAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as ALS, can be hard to diagnose early because it can have symptoms similar to other diseases. Tests to rule out other conditions or help diagnose ALS might include:
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