The brainchild of two ALS sufferers, the Ice Bucket Challenge took off in August 2014 — and the initiative is still having an impact on the disease.

The study involved 139 people who had ALS and 70 people who did not have ALS but had similar diseases, such as lower motor neuron disease and primary lateral sclerosis. Researchers tested their ...

To put this theory to the test, the researchers began by looking at muscle tissue from 10 individuals who had ALS at their time of death and 12 who didn’t. They found that the muscle tissue from those ...

A Regina mother who was one of the first ALS patients to test a new treatment is now celebrating its accelerated approval in ...

A new study compares three types of blood biomarkers: neurofilament light chain proteins, glial acidic proteins and phosphorylated tau 181.

ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, can sometimes be difficult to diagnose or to predict how quickly the disease is likely to progress. A new study helps determine which blood tests are best at ...