ALS is more common in males than females, though symptoms are usually the same. Females may experience symptoms in the bulbar region earlier on, which is the area of the brain that controls the ...

Symptoms from ALS start mild, like minor and limited muscle weakness, but they worsen with time. Although some treatments may slow the worsening of symptoms, scientists haven’t yet found ways to ...

Among people with African ancestry, despite low incidence, the disease usually takes the most severe form, which is bulbar ...