After going viral for sharing life with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, Darin Nakakihara left a final message on ...

Every few months for the past three years, Jeff Vierstra has been receiving infusions in his spine that target and disable a mutated gene that made it likely he would develop ALS.

ALS patient Brad Smith controls computers with thoughts using Neuralink's brain chip, bypassing eye-tracking limitations for ...

Eric Dane not only battled ALS, but also advocated for others fighting the disease before his death. Dane’s work as an ALS ambassador with the organization I AM ALS is featured in the upcoming ...

In a June 2025 interview, Dane shared that his ALS symptoms had started about a year and a half prior — late 2023 or early ...

New rare genetic variants are linked to ALS, expanding understanding of genetic contributors. About a quarter of ALS cases have an identifiable genetic contributor. Findings support broader use of ...

New hope could be on the horizon for ALS patients in the form of a "breakthrough" drug, researchers say. Neuvivo, a California biopharmaceutical company that develops therapies for neurodegenerative ...

For two recent evenings in downtown Covington, friends, family and Spring for Art patrons visited the Art House to view a ...

Watertown's Arsenal Yards just added another lab coat to its closet, with the ALS Therapy Development Institute signing on for a hefty chunk of space in the mixed-use complex. The nonprofit is taking ...

Sara Bennett posted about parenting her two sons and living with the fatal neurodegenerative illness for 100,000 Instagram followers Zoey Lyttle is a Society & Culture Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She ...

What seemed like a small, harmless change in Jessica Morris' leg, a subtle weakness she initially brushed off, gradually ...

Recent research from the ALS Association reveals ALS Medical Care Costs over $47,000 in the first year alone, with both ...