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Recently, media outlets reported a possible link between developing ALS and living near Lake Mascoma in Western New Hampshire. The Union Leader in New Hampshire and other news outlets indicated that the…

When ALS-affected nerve cells lose function, their closest neighbors can’t protect them.

Some students with muscle diseases have IEPs (Individualized Education Plans) and some have 504 plans. What’s the difference? Should parents be concerned if the school says their child doesn’t qualify for an…

Once upon a time, there was a young woman named Goldilocks. She went to visit her MDA clinic for an appointment with a respiratory therapist (RT) because her doctor said she needed…

A triple option for ambulation

It’s not uncommon in ALS for something unexpectedly and abruptly to aggravate your airway and throw you into a choking fit. I know from personal experience that these choking, gagging,…

A government-supported research team announced in the Sept. 23 issue of the journal Neurology that having served in southwest Asia during the Gulf War significantly increases the risk of later…

There was a period of time last year when Ira Anderson was “falling ridiculously all over the place.” Reluctantly, he agreed to get a cane and found one with an…

High rates of ALS on Guam may have been caused by the native people’s predilection for eating bats, according to a new theory. Two researchers proposed the theory based partly…

Every day we’re bombarded with information about foods that contain “antioxidants” and supplements that block “free radicals.” But where do free radicals come from and why should we block them?…