A protein tied to ALS and dementia may have a much bigger role in disease than scientists realized. Researchers found that TDP43 controls a key DNA repair process, but when the protein becomes ...

WHO 13 meteorologist Jeriann Ritter has announced that she is facing a career-ending diagnosis. In an interview that aired on Tuesday, Feb. 24, she said doctors believe that she has an aggressive form ...

A longtime meteorologist revealed that she has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). On Tuesday, Feb. 24, Jeriann Ritter — who has reported the weather for Iowa’s WHO13 since 2004 — ...

The tragic death of a TV star is shining a light on a little-known condition. Grey’s Anatomy star Eric Dane has died just 10 months after being diagnosed with the progressive and fatal disease ALS, ...

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that affects the nervous system, the nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Worldwide, approximately 400,000 people live with ...

The actor used his fame to raise awareness of the rare neurological condition also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The actor Eric Dane has died of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) at age 53, less ...

Dane died at 53 on Thursday, Feb. 19, just 10 months after going public with his diagnosis The actor's family confirmed his death in a statement to PEOPLE on Thursday, Feb. 19 Eric Dane said that ...

Eric Dane, the actor best known for his roles on Grey's Anatomy and Euphoria, has died less than a year after revealing he had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He was 53. Dane starred as family ...

A Chinese programmer died in hospital after fainting while working at home late last year. Gao Guanghui (transliterated), 32, allegedly died of cardiac arrest, leading his family to believe that he ...

Historically, people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) experience a relentless decline of neurological function that eventually robs them of the ability to move, speak, eat or breathe. Now, ...

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (WSBT) — A local man’s last dying wish isn’t for himself, but for others to know the toll Lou Gehrig’s disease has on families. For some, they have the resources to pay for ...