Search Results 21-30 of 16398 for Lou Gehrig's disease

  1. Primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    PLS is often mistaken for another, more common motor neuron disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). While likely related to ALS , PLS gets worse ...

  2. Mayo Clinic: New Mouse Model for ALS and Frontotemporal Dementia Gene Offers Hope for Potential Therapies

    ... (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), which are caused by a mutation in the C9ORF72 gene. They say their findings, reported today ...

  3. Science Saturday: How regenerative medicine is advancing ALS research - Mayo Clinic News Network

    ... (ALS) or Lou Gehrig's disease. This neurodegenerative disorder causes nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord to die, blocking signals to the muscles. That ...

  4. ALS Awareness: Mayo Clinic Radio

    ... (ALS) with Anthony Windebank, M.D. Often called Lou Gehrig's disease, ALS is a type of progressive motor neuron disease that typically strikes at middle to ...

  5. Dad walks daughter down the aisle despite ALS - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Paul, of Belvidere, Illinois, has a slowly progressive form of Lou Gehrig's disease, a progressive nervous system disease that affects nerve cells in the brain ...

  6. Mayo Clinic Receives $6 Million for ALS, FTD Research

    ... (ALS) or Lou Gehrig's disease and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). NINDS has awarded Leonard Petrucelli, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Neuroscience, and ...

  7. Riluzole (Oral Route) Description and Brand Names - Mayo Clinic

    Riluzole is used to treat patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which is also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Riluzole is not a cure for ALS, but it ...

  8. New Technology Helps ALS Patients Breathe Easier - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Mayo Clinic in Arizona is offering new technology to patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, who experience ...

  9. Mayo Clinic Radio: ALS Awareness

    We hope you'll join us to learn more about this debilitating disease and what's happening with the latest in ALS research. Myth or Fact: Football players are at ...

  10. Discovery Science Clears Up How Brain 'Cleaners' Fail in ALS - Mayo Clinic News Network

    The study may provide a potential therapeutic target for that disease. The loss of neurons characterizes the neurodegenerative diseases of Alzheimer's and ALS.