Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease. It affects your nerves and muscle tissue and worsens over time, eventually becoming fatal.

Early ALS symptoms can include muscle twitching, stiffness, or weakness. However, some evidence suggests that older females may be more likely to have symptoms affecting the face and neck muscles.

Patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, live an average of only three years after ...

CLEVELAND—Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is an incurable neurological disorder affecting motor neurons—nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control ...

Split hand is a phenomenon where muscles on one side of your hand weaken. It often has links with early ALS, though some other rare conditions may also cause it. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an incurable neurological disorder affecting motor neurons (MNs), which are nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement and ...

Two different potential biomarkers for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have been identified, which it's hoped will help stratify patients and guide clinical trials of new therapies. One biomarker ...