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.
January 22, 2016 Film gives look at Gleason's life with Lou Gehrig's disease Former New Orleans Saints player Steve Gleason was never going to turn a film documenting his life with Lou Gehrig's disease into a sanitized, feel-good story of triumph in the face of tragedy.
October 28, 2015 BrainStorm gets FDA fast-track status for ALS stem cell therapy Israel's BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has designated its adult stem cell treatment as a "fast-track" product for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
October 28, 2015 Co-founder of ice bucket challenge dies in diving accident after raising $100,000 for ALS Corey Griffin, 27, died in a diving accident hours after raising $100,000 for ALS, The Boston Globe reported.
October 28, 2015 The role of B vitamins in the prevention of Alzheimer's B vitamins have long been known to play a key role in metabolism and energy extraction and new research suggests that they may also play a role in protecting against Alzheimer’s disease – which is good news for the aging U.S. population
