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Portable Lifts A Real Pick Me Up for Caregivers

By MDA Staff | September 30, 2012
Back view of a thoughtful young businessman sitting on chair looking at a scribble on a wall feeling confused with too many questions
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When the Thinking Parts of the Brain Go Awry in ALS

By Amy Madsen | October 31, 2011
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C9ORF72 Mutation Most Common Cause of Familial ALS, FTD, ALS-FTD

By Amy Madsen | September 20, 2011
Woman doctor using tablet computer in hospital
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National ALS Registry Now Open

By Miriam Davidson | October 19, 2010
Patient with urethral catheter inserted into the penis, reads a book lying on the sofa at home.
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To Cath or Not to Cath?

By Margaret Wahl | February 28, 2010
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ALS Research Poison Dirt

By Margaret Wahl | December 8, 2009
Close up hand with glove Collecting samples of water with a test tube from a body of water with trees in the background
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Water-Contamination Link to ALS Tenuous Without More Data

By Margaret Wahl | June 30, 2009
woman using cpap machine to stop choking and snoring from obstructive sleep apnea
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NIV Masks: Finding the One That’s Just Right

By Kathy Wechsler | February 29, 2008
Stressed latin man doing the Heimlich maneuver on her young girlfriend choking while sitting together on the couch
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All Choked Up

By Diane Huberty | May 31, 2005
Depressed soldier and his psychotherapist during a session
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Gulf War Vets More Likely to Get ALS

By Margaret Wahl | September 30, 2003