Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease – has been making headlines recently after a challenge to raise awareness and money went viral. But what is ALS?
The purpose of the Facebook ice bucket challenge is to raise awareness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. ALS is a degenerative nervous disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. The condition
The purpose of the Facebook ice bucket challenge is to raise awareness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. ALS is a degenerative nervous disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. The condition
President Barack Obama speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room in the White House in Washington, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. Taking a two-day break from summer vacation, Obama met with top advisers at the White House to review developments in
Clockwise from top left: Robin Williams had been diagnosed with Parkinson's before his death; Stephen Hawking has been living with ALS for 50 years; Lou Gehrig brought ALS, now also know as Lou Gehrig's disease, to the public's attention; and Michael J.