Larry King talks with Stephen Hawking about his new book, science and his views on God. Watch 9 p.m. ET Friday on CNN.
Is there a cure or treatment for ALS?
With his head bowed and a barely detectable quiver in his voice, the baseball player known as the "Iron Horse" devastated the crowd at Yankee Stadium, not by hitting a home run, but by announcing that he was dying.
CNN's Don Lemon talks with a terminally-ill patient who wants to donate his organs while they are still healthy.
A Georgia man suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease says he wants to die by having his organs harvested rather than wait for his degenerative nerve ailment to kill him.
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on a new stem cell clinical trial that is making history.
Imagine having your back cut open, part of your spine removed, a stabilizing device that resembles a mini oil rig mounted on your back, the outer membrane of your spinal cord sliced open and experimental stem cells injected into it -- all for the advancement of science because it's not expected to benefit you.
Cruise Bogle, 18, was skimboarding with friends in Delray Beach, Florida, when he took a wave that whipped his board out from under him. Bogle was thrown backward, and his head hit the ocean floor. When friends saw him lying still in the surf, they knew something was wrong and rushed him to the hospital.
Susan Hendricks reports on a new wheelchair that can be controlled by the tongue.
For the first time in the United States, stem cells have been directly injected into the spinal cord of a patient, researchers announced Thursday.
The Department of Veterans Affairs said Wednesday it will apologize to veterans who were mistakenly told they'd been diagnosed with a fatal neurological condition.
Saturday 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.
CNN's Drew Griffin reports on how stem cell therapy treatments overseas attract those desperate for a cure.
It's shortly after 5 a.m. when the phone rings, and on the line is a clearly anxious and worried parent.
Scientists have developed a way to post messages on Twitter using electrical impulses generated by thought.
Adam 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.
Besides 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.
In a recent interview, CNN's Becky Anderson spoke with scientist Stephen Hawking about his views of the world.
Scientist and author Stephen Hawking is "very ill" and has been hospitalized, according to Cambridge University, where he is a professor.
Distinguished scientist Stephen Hawking was said to be in a "comfortable" condition Tuesday after spending the night in hospital, Cambridge University said in a statement.
Researchers announced this week that they've found a new gene, ALS6, which is responsible for about 5 percent of hereditary Lou Gehrig's cases.
Photojournalist Bethany Swain introduces us to a veteran suffering from ALS, a disease linked to military service.
Thomas Cuddy enlisted in the U.S. Army 28 years ago, but he's facing his greatest battle now that he's out.
Georgia Tech is developing a robot health aide to assist patients with disabilities.
It 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.
Researchers create the first nerve cells out of reprogrammed stem cells, using a technique that bypasses the destruction of embryos
Betty Humphries loses her battle with ALS at age 74
"It's a race against time," says the TV host of her mom's struggle with ALS
Dr. Jack Kevorkian may need to testify on his behalf to avoid a conviction for first-degree murder when his trial resumes Thursday.
Confident 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.
The latest news on companies previously profiled by FSB.By Emily Maltby and Brandi Stewart
IN 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...
Military 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.
Matthew Nagel awoke from a two-week coma in the summer of 2001 to learn he was paralyzed from the neck down.
Japanese scientists have created a device that could enable severely paralyzed people to communicate simply by measuring changes in their cerebral blood flow.
The next contentious end-of-life issue: assisted suicide. How Oregon offers a way out.
Money Magazine: The Soul of an Investorupdated: Tue Mar 01 2005 00:01:00
Most 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...
The creator of Dolly the sheep has been granted a license to clone human embryos for medical research, authorities in London have announced.
Money Magazine: The soul of an investorupdated: Thu Feb 03 2005 15:32:00
Most 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.
Scientists are turning monkeys' thoughts into actions, a potentially significant step toward helping paralyzed people control their own activities.
Jenifer 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...
Gad! 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...
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