Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man with ALS who can't use his hands got a brain implant that lets him text, shop online, and play games — just by thinking. It ...

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People with an ALS diagnosis will experience muscle weakness as their nerve cells deteriorate over time. The cause is still ...

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho –The reality of an ALS diagnosis and the financial burden that accompanies it prompted one Coeur d’Alene couple to launch Matt’s Place Foundation, a program that lends a helping ...

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ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, affects the nerves that control your voluntary muscles. Those are muscles you use for actions such as moving your arms and legs ...

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is a neurodegenerative disease that affects the nervous system; around 400,000 people live with it worldwide. View on euronews ...