Lou Gehrig's Disease Archives - The Westside Story

New brain implant allows patient with late-stage A.L.S. to communicate more efficiently

Nov 14, 2016

A new brain implant, described by research in Saturday’s edition of The New England Journal of Medicine, allows a late-stage patient with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, to communicate using brain signals to type...

Gov. Chris Christie does Ice Bucket Challenge (VIDEO)

Platonium

Aug 13, 2014

Health

It looks like New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has also gotten swept up in the "Ice Bucket Challenge," as the Republican recently posted a video of his kids dumping ice water over his head on Facebook. The vid...

Ethel Kennedy does Ice Bucket Challenge, nominates Obama

Platonium

Aug 12, 2014

Health

Members of the Kennedy family came together at their compound in Hyannis Port during the weekend and did the "Ice Bucket Challenge." In their video, Ethel Kennedy, the 86-year-old widow of Senator Robert F. Ken...

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