Although the exact causes of ALS remain unknown, both genetic and environmental factors may contribute to its development.

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, in collaboration with the UK Biobank and the University of Turin, Italy, have identified a ...

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Concussions might serve as an early warning sign of ALS, rather than a contributing factor ... said they indicate that doctors need to pay close attention to signs of degenerative brain disease among ...

Researchers with NIH say they’ve found proteins in blood that accurately detect ALS long before symptoms emerge. The study findings could help with early detection, definitive testing, and tracking ...

Concussions and traumatic brain injuries have been considered a potential cause of ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. But a new study argues the association might be the other way around, with ...

A new study may finally change how amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is diagnosed. Scientists from UCLA Health and the ...

Scientists say they discovered that in people with the neurodegenerative disease, inflammatory immune cells mistakenly target ...

People with a traumatic brain injury are more than twice as likely to develop ALS However, the increased risk lasts only two years, and people with concussion are diagnosed with ALS around the same ...