Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) affects the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control muscle movement. Different types of ALS cause symptoms to begin in a certain part of the body and ...

Brad Smith, an Arizona husband and father with ALS, has become the third person to receive Neuralink, the brain implant made by Elon Musk’s company. He is also the first ALS patient and the first ...

He is also the first ALS patient and the first non-verbal person to receive the implant, he shared in a post on X on Sunday. “I am typing this with my brain. It is my primary communication,” Smith, ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fast-progressing neurodegenerative disease with an average survival time of three years. In ALS, certain types of neurons called motor neurons that are ...

For many people living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), saying ‘I love you' to a partner or child is impossible. ALS is a progressive neurological disease that leads to complete paralysis.

Partial paralysis occurs when nerve signals between the brain and specific muscle groups become interrupted, resulting in weakness or inability to move certain body parts while others remain ...

The 36-year-old content creator posted a "dying diary" to describe the feeling of her progressing paralysis Zoey Lyttle is a Society & Culture Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She covers influencers and ...