Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)—known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, based on the iconic 1930s New York Yankee baseball ...

Golden said painless progressive weakness is the key to recognizing ALS, and although research still has a long way to go, ...

In the years since, new treatments have emerged -- one of which has shown reversal of disease progression in people with a specific genetic form of ALS. The Challenge also sparked a global shift ...

Familial ALS, the inherited form of the disease, accounts for about 5% to 10% of cases. It’s usually caused by specific genetic mutations. Some groups are more likely to develop ALS than others.