As ALS progresses, annual healthcare costs for U.S. patients increase from an average of $31,000 to over $120,000, a Biogen ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rare neurological disorder that affects specific nerve cells in the spinal cord known as motor neurons. Symptoms involve issues with swallowing and speech ...

However, the longer you spend awake, the more severe — and less tolerable — symptoms become. In general, there are 5 stages of sleep deprivation. The stages are usually divided into 12-hour or ...

ALS, or a stroke. Primary lateral sclerosis patients may experience difficulty swallowing and breathing in the disease's late ...

People in the later stages of ALS may require a brain-computer ... slow functional decline, or manage the symptoms of ALS. Edaravone may help slow functional decline in some individuals with ...

"Diagnosing ALS is complex because there is no definitive diagnostic test and symptoms may mimic other neurological conditions, especially in the earlier stages," Babu explained. "We hope that the ...

TOKUSHIMA--A drug normally used to alleviate nerve pain and backaches can slow the progression of the early stages of ... nationwide involving ALS patients who developed symptoms within a year.