http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/ALS_Lou_Gehrig_s_DiseaseFind stories, videos, and photos about ALS - Lou Gehrig's Disease from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:29:11 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/ALS_Lou_Gehrig_s_Disease14433Find stories, videos, and photos about ALS - Lou Gehrig's Disease from CNN.com.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/10/28/obit.thomas.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/10/28/obit.thomas.ap/index.htmlEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -- The Minnesota Vikings say former Vikings strong safety Orlando Thomas has died after battling Lou Gehrig's Disease.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/26/veterans.letters.disease/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/26/veterans.letters.disease/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Department of Veterans Affairs said Wednesday it will apologize to veterans who were mistakenly told they'd been diagnosed with a fatal neurological condition.Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:31:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/07/03/friedman.gehrig/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/07/03/friedman.gehrig/index.htmlSaturday marks the 70th anniversary of one of the most stirring moments in American sports history. On July 4, 1939, beloved New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig stood before a crowd of 61,808 at Yankee Stadium. Weeks earlier, shortly after pulling himself out of the lineup for the first time since 1925, the four-time American League MVP had learned that he had the disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, an affliction of the motor neurons that causes muscle atrophy and the gradual, agonizing loss of bodily function. In the overwhelming number of cases, it is a death sentence.Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/02/stem.cell.therapy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/02/stem.cell.therapy/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's shortly after 5 a.m. when the phone rings, and on the line is a clearly anxious and worried parent.Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/22/twitter.locked.in/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/22/twitter.locked.in/index.html#cnnSTCTextAdam Wilson posted two messages on Twitter on April 15. The first one, "GO BADGERS," might have been sent by any University of Wisconsin-Madison student cheering for the school team.Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/20/hawking.als/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/20/hawking.als/index.html#cnnSTCTextBesides charting the nature of space and time and penning the bestseller "A Brief History of Time," Stephen Hawking has another distinction: He beat the life-expectancy odds for people with ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/20/hawking.health/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/20/hawking.health/index.html#cnnSTCTextScientist and author Stephen Hawking is "very ill" and has been hospitalized, according to Cambridge University, where he is a professor.Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/21/hawking.health/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/21/hawking.health/index.html#cnnSTCTextDistinguished scientist Stephen Hawking was said to be in a "comfortable" condition Tuesday after spending the night in hospital, Cambridge University said in a statement.Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/27/gehrig.gene/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/27/gehrig.gene/index.html#cnnSTCTextResearchers announced this week that they've found a new gene, ALS6, which is responsible for about 5 percent of hereditary Lou Gehrig's cases.Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:02:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/11/14/veterans.als/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/11/14/veterans.als/index.html#cnnSTCTextThomas Cuddy enlisted in the U.S. Army 28 years ago, but he's facing his greatest battle now that he's out.Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:58:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/12/01/robot.health.aide/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/12/01/robot.health.aide/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt took Norma Margeson a few minutes to learn to control the skinny metal robot. But instead of viewing it as a machine, she soon warmed up to it as a companion.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:45:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1828345,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1828345,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsResearchers create the first nerve cells out of reprogrammed stem cells, using a technique that bypasses the destruction of embryosThu, 31 Jul 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20206140,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20206140,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnBetty Humphries loses her battle with ALS at age 74Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:55:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20194953,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20194953,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn"It's a race against time," says the TV host of her mom's struggle with ALSThu, 24 Apr 2008 21:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/17/court.archive.kevorkian6/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/17/court.archive.kevorkian6/index.html#cnnSTCTextDr. Jack Kevorkian may need to testify on his behalf to avoid a conviction for first-degree murder when his trial resumes Thursday.Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:04:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/17/court.archive.kevorkian5/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/17/court.archive.kevorkian5/index.html#cnnSTCTextConfident that they have proven intent to kill, Michigan prosecutors rested their case in the murder trial of Dr. Jack Kevorkian after playing the videotape of Thomas Youk's death and calling the medical examiner and investigators in the case.Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:02:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/popups/2006/fsb/wherenow/index.htmlhttp://money.cnn.com/popups/2006/fsb/wherenow/index.htmlThe latest news on companies previously profiled by FSB.By Emily Maltby and Brandi StewartTue, 05 Dec 2006 17:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/12/01/8395120/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/12/01/8395120/index.htmIN THE 2004 "NEXT LITTLE Thing" issue, FSB featured Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems, a medical-device firm in Foxborough, Mass., that helps the severely disabled. The company's BrainGate devi... Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:01:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/11/10/mil.lou.gherigs/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/11/10/mil.lou.gherigs/index.htmlMilitary service may slightly increase the risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, but more research is needed, according to a new report from the National Academy of Sciences.Fri, 10 Nov 2006 21:22:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/02/22/brain.gate/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/02/22/brain.gate/index.htmlMatthew Nagel awoke from a two-week coma in the summer of 2001 to learn he was paralyzed from the neck down.Wed, 22 Feb 2006 19:18:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/09/28/mind.reading.device/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/09/28/mind.reading.device/index.htmlJapanese scientists have created a device that could enable severely paralyzed people to communicate simply by measuring changes in their cerebral blood flow.Wed, 28 Sep 2005 14:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/03/30/assisted.suicide.tm/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/03/30/assisted.suicide.tm/index.htmlThe next contentious end-of-life issue: assisted suicide. How Oregon offers a way out.Wed, 30 Mar 2005 17:45:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/03/01/8251175/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/03/01/8251175/index.htmMost of us manage our money the way St. Augustine prayed before he was fully ready to give up the pleasures of the flesh: "Make me virtuous, O Lord—but not yet." We're always just about ready to sa...Tue, 01 Mar 2005 05:01:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/02/08/uk.cloning/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/02/08/uk.cloning/index.htmlThe creator of Dolly the sheep has been granted a license to clone human embryos for medical research, authorities in London have announced.Tue, 08 Feb 2005 11:46:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/03/magazines/moneymag/magin_soul_0503/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/03/magazines/moneymag/magin_soul_0503/index.htmMost of us manage our money the way St. Augustine prayed before he was fully ready to give up the pleasures of the flesh: Make me virtuous, O Lord -- but not yet.Thu, 03 Feb 2005 20:32:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/07/09/monkeymind/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/07/09/monkeymind/index.htmlScientists are turning monkeys' thoughts into actions, a potentially significant step toward helping paralyzed people control their own activities.Fri, 09 Jul 2004 16:59:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/05/17/369598/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/05/17/369598/index.htmJenifer Estess was just 35 years old--the same age as Lou Gehrig--when she was diagnosed with the degenerative disease named for the baseball great, which affects 30,000 people in the U.S. The succ...Mon, 17 May 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/07/01/85230/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/07/01/85230/index.htmGad! It's that question again! You get it at the water-cooler. It blindsides you at parties. It teases you at night after you've heard on the late news that stocks are sizzling again. Where would y...Sat, 01 Jul 1989 04:01:00 EDT