CAMBRIDGE, England — British scientist Stephen Hawking has decoded some of the most puzzling mysteries of the universe but he has left one myste...
Ed Dobson | Posted 01.14.2012
This is exactly how I feel. I love the language -- anguish, terrors, fear, trembling and horror. I'm not afraid of being dead. It's getting dead that bothers me.
KSDK.com | Posted 12.19.2011
Cardinals fans may have been jumping for joy when their team won a spot in the World Series. But one fan is even more excited to be headed to the ser...
David Perlmutter, M.D. | Posted 11.02.2011
Unfortunately, riluzole is about all most patients will ever hear about. But there are other ideas out there that may play a powerful role in treating ALS, and in my opinion, it's time to get the word out.
Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs | Posted 10.15.2011
Thinking about the prospect of only having several months to live, I wonder how many of us could do what Dudley is doing while he is dying -- living one day at a time?
Talya Minsberg | Posted 06.11.2011
At first glance, Winston is a typical twenty-something man. But Winston isn't typical. Two and a half years ago he was handed a death sentence: Lou Gehrig's disease.
Miriam Cabessa | Posted 05.25.2011
I was delighted to donate my painting to the Prize4Life auction benefiting Lou Gehrig's disease. Researching the disease made me realize that my muscle coordination is a faculty that I too easily take for granted.
Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 11.17.2011
Camouflaged in the politics, controversy, and hype surrounding stem cells have been two stunning and unexpected dividends: the ability to study diseases in a petrie dish and a new way to think about cancer.
The New York Review of Books | Tony Judt | Posted 05.25.2011
The following piece, from the current issue of The New York Review of Books, is by Tony Judt, director of the Remarque Institute at NYU. It is the fir...
Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011
I feel very proud to be part of a writing community that has circled around a woman that many have only met once or twice, or like myself, only know virtually.
AP | MARIA CHENG | Posted 03.06.2012