French researchers have identified a blood test that could revolutionize how amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is diagnosed and monitored. A team from Montpellier has shown that measuring a protein ...

Experts warn that difficulty swallowing, producing excess saliva or even drooling could be a sign of motor neurone disease ...

Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA ... neuron diseases including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Third, increasing evidence indicates involvement of both motor neuron and skeletal muscle in ...

3 While the split-hand phenomenon is more commonly observed in spinal-onset ALS, it is also observed in bulbar onset ALS as well as patients ... entrapment neuropathies as well as marked intrinsic ...

Spinal bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) causes a loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem. It mainly affects facial and swallowing muscles and the muscles in the arms and legs.

Eight years after receiving a life-shattering diagnosis, a New Jersey mother credits an “amazing” new drug for stopping her ...

ALS Canada has named 39 Canadians to receive the King Charles III Coronation Medal for their efforts into research and advocacy for ALS.

A study indicates ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised self-assessments using a smartphone app were as reliable as those done ...