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ALS 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.

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.

Parkinsons Disease 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.

NFL 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.

Parkinsons 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.

NERVOUS SYSTEM HEALTH 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

Alzheimers 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.

ALS 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.

ALS 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).

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.

ALS 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