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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered a gene responsible for more than a third of inherited cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease

Gene helps explain a third of inherited ALS cases
on September 21, 2011 - 10:31am
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How can something that tastes so good be so very bad for you? I might ask that of a lot of things but today I am going to discuss MSG.

What Is MSG (Monosodium Glutamate)?
By Dr. Carrie Jones Expert HERWriter on November 16, 2010 - 10:11pm
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For many people, eating and drinking are one of the pleasures they enjoy in life.

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Feeding Tube Can Improve Quality of Life for Patients with ALS
By Denise DeWitt HERWriter on September 2, 2010 - 9:45pm
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease is a neuromuscular disease that causes a healthy brain to lose touch with the body it lives in.

Researchers Discover Possible Genetic Risk Factor for ALS
By Denise DeWitt HERWriter on August 31, 2010 - 2:46pm
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People with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which is also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease, often lose the ability to speak as the muscles in the face and tongue stop working.

Brain-Computer Interface Helps Restore Speech to People with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
By Denise DeWitt HERWriter on August 26, 2010 - 5:38pm
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease or ALS, is a progressive, degenerative disease of the nerves that control voluntary movement.

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ALS- The Patient’s Point of View
By Denise DeWitt HERWriter on August 24, 2010 - 1:49pm
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease or ALS, is a neurodegenerative disease with no known cure.

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What Is ALS?
By Cary Cook BSN RN on August 20, 2010 - 12:28pm
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A disorder caused by injuries to the brain, cerebral palsy occurs in every two to four out of 1,000 births in the United States and Europe, according to the

Treating Cerebral Palsy with Cell Transplants
By Elizabeth Stannard Gromisch HERWriter on May 19, 2010 - 1:57pm
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ALS is often called Lou Gehrig's disease, but the face of ALS today is Stephen Hawking. He's the wheelchair-bound British astrophysicist who has lived with the crippling disease for ...

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Embryonic Stem Cell Research for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
By Linda Fugate PhD HERWriter on June 10, 2009 - 12:10pm
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The family of famous mathematician and physicist Stephen Hawking expects him to make a full recovery from a chest infection that forced him into the hospital, officials at Cambridge ...

Stephen Hawking Expected to Make Full Recovery: Family
on April 21, 2009 - 4:20pm