The Scranton ALS United Walk is taking place today in Lackawanna County. Hundreds of walkers came out to the PNC field in Moosic to honor loved ones and help support local care services for those ...

A local community stepping up with purpose on Saturday: Hundreds gathered at PNC Field in Moosic to walk in honor of loved ...

Every few months for the past three years, Jeff Vierstra has been receiving infusions in his spine that target and disable a mutated gene that made it likely he would develop ALS.

ALS patient Brad Smith controls computers with thoughts using Neuralink's brain chip, bypassing eye-tracking limitations for ...

Eric Dane not only battled ALS, but also advocated for others fighting the disease before his death. Dane’s work as an ALS ...

Analisa Novak is a content producer for CBS News and the Emmy Award-winning "CBS Mornings." She specializes in covering live events and exclusive interviews for the show. Analisa is a United States ...

New rare genetic variants are linked to ALS, expanding understanding of genetic contributors. About a quarter of ALS cases have an identifiable genetic contributor. Findings support broader use of ...

What seemed like a small, harmless change in Jessica Morris' leg, a subtle weakness she initially brushed off, gradually ...

Rosa Rademakers and Bryan Traynor received this year’s Breakthrough Prize for identifying the most common genetic cause of ...

New hope could be on the horizon for ALS patients in the form of a "breakthrough" drug, researchers say. Neuvivo, a California biopharmaceutical company that develops therapies for neurodegenerative ...

The findings indicate that it may be possible to improve nerve cell health in ALS by modulating the activity of certain ...

A new study reveals that gut bacteria may play a key role in triggering ALS and frontotemporal dementia. Harmful sugars ...