Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most prevalent motor neuron disease and a progressive, invariably deadly neurological illness that there is no viable therapy or treatment to halt or reverse disease progression. The disorder has a global incidence of 2-3 per 10,000 people and a prevalence of 4-6 per 100,000 people. Every year, ALS affects approximately 350,000 people worldwide and kills over 100,000 people. It is named after the baseball star who contracted the disease in the 1930s, Lou Gehrig. For whatever reason, the disease's etiology has yet to be identified. ALS is a rare...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most prevalent motor neuron disease and a progressive, invariably deadly neurological illness that there is...