July 26, 2016 Ice Bucket Challenge funds lead to ALS discovery During the summer of 2014, the Ice Bucket Challenge was ubiquitous on social media.
June 17, 2016 Device gives man with ALS ability to write novel, produce music For many, the “Ice Bucket Challenge” in summer 2014 was their first encounter with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s disease.
June 14, 2016 Mystery of ALS patients who see improvement Richard Bedlack has treated more than 2,000 patients with ALS, the neurological condition also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
May 25, 2016 ALS documentary to feature man fighting for life after union took away vital insurance benefit June 19, dads across the country will gather with their families to celebrate the holiday in their honor, but for 66-year-old Joe Swider, Father’s Day is when he runs out of money for a medical service that has kept the father of four and grandfather of 11 alive since he was diagnosed with ALS.
May 23, 2016 Retired union worker with ALS struggling with loss of vital insurance benefit Joe Swider has been struggling to survive every day for the past four years living with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, an incurable neurodegenerative condition that has left him reliant on a power wheelchair and gasping for air.
May 9, 2016 Program offers Parkinson's patients free speech therapy When Medicare at the Dallas hospital where she was working in the late ’90s cut reimbursement for speech language pathologists, Samantha Elandary predicted a new void for the therapy among her patients.
March 25, 2016 Former NFL running back dies after battle with ALS Former NFL and Alabama fullback Kevin Turner died Thursday at the age of 46 after battling Lou Gehrig's disease.
March 17, 2016 Inspired by husband, NC woman designs adaptive clothing for disabled; strikes deal with major retailers When Maura Horton’s husband, former college football coach Don Horton, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at age 48, she tried to buy clothing that would make it easier for him to dress himself, but she found few things that fit.
March 10, 2016 Monkeys move wheelchairs using just their thoughts Monkeys equipped with wireless brain implants were able to control robotic wheelchairs using only their thoughts, according to a new study
February 5, 2016 2 more NFL players vow to donate brains to science Two more NFL football players have announced their intention to donate their brains to science after their deaths, so that more research on a degenerative brain disease found in athletes and others with a history of brain injuries can be done.
