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Bay Area app uses AI to help people with early detection of ALS symptoms
The technology was created by Indu Navar, a former tech executive who turned grief into action after losing her husband to ...
Computational analysis links blood RNA patterns to ALS diagnosis and prognosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disease that destroys the nerves necessary for movement. About 30,000 people in the ...
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Proposal would defund ALS registry for disease that afflicts veterans at higher rate than general public
Advocates for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — a fatal condition known as Lou Gehrig’s disease — urged lawmakers ...
The viral ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ is back — this time, to raise awareness for a new chilling cause
The #SpeakYourMIND ice bucket challenge was started by USC students in the MIND (Mental Illness Needs Discussion) club last month, as a way to honor a student who died by suicide. The club is hoping ...
Santa Rosa County woman advocates for veteran ALS research after personal loss
An amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) diagnosis is often viewed as getting a death sentence. After diagnosis, people with ...
The Ice Bucket Challenge Is Back: Why Some Are Criticizing the 'Rebranding' of the Viral Trend 11 Years Later
Students from the University of South Carolina started a recent campaign using the ice bucket challenge to raise mental health awareness. The repurposing of the trend has sparked criticism from people ...
11 years later, the Ice Bucket Challenge is back with a new cause
The Ice Bucket Challenge went viral in 2014 as a fundraiser for ALS. Now it’s trending again with a new cause and not ...
The ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ is back after a decade but with a powerful new message
The Ice Bucket Challenge has made a return, but this time to raise awareness about the importance of mental health, with ...
World's first non-verbal Neuralink patient speaks out after receiving Elon Musk's brain chip
The world’s first non-verbal Neuralink patient has spoken out after receiving Elon Musk’s brain chip. Bradford G Smith became ...
Third Neuralink brain implant patient able to communicate despite non-verbal ALS
Brad Smith, who is the first person with ALS and third to receive a Neuralink brain implant, shared his experience with the ...
Paralyzed man with ALS is third to receive NeuraLink implant, can type with brain
Brad Smith, an Arizona husband and father with ALS, has become the third person to receive Neuralink, the brain implant made ...