Ice bucket challenges aside, treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive and fatal neurological disease, is limited. However, promising research is ongoing.
Friday marks the third annual Lou Gehrig Day as Major League Baseball celebrates the legacy of the great Yankees slugger and aims to raise awareness and funds to fight amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) -- the disease that ended Gehrig’s life all too s
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7. He Had Only Two Years To Live! In 1963 at the age of 21, Stephen was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a motor neuron disease and doctors told him that he had only 2 years to live. Source: hawking.org.uk, Image: thedailybeast.com 8. A Studious Family His fath...
It causes the skin of those who contract it to scale up and turn stonelike, and while people can live for years with the disease, they quickly lose their minds and turn into what is referred to as “stonemen.” This terrifying disease actually has eerily...
Servals can live up to 12 years in the wild, although the average lifespan is typically shorter due to predation and disease. In captivity, Servals can live up to 16 years with proper care and nutrition. Overall, the Serval is a resilient species that has been able to thrive in a ...
They have quality lives too – enjoying much lower rates of heart disease, dementia and cancer than Americans or Canadians. 67) Over 90% of Greeks are Greek Orthodox The rest of the population identify as Jewish, Catholic or Muslim. 68) Cleopatra was actually Greek, not Egyptian While she ...
Motor neuron disorders affect the nerve cells that supply muscles, Schabbing said. The most recognizable motor neuron disease is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Learn about the muscles that move your body and keep you alive.(Image credit: by Ross...
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13. ALS Treatment In 2017, the fruits of the research funded by the “ice-bucket challenge” paid off, and Israeli Scientists at Ben-Gurion University announced that they’d developed a new treatment that extends the life expectancy of patients suffering from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). The...