{"id":14077,"date":"2026-08-07T12:11:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T06:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=14077"},"modified":"2026-08-07T14:51:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T09:21:57","slug":"amylotropic-lateral-sclerosis-als","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/amylotropic-lateral-sclerosis-als\/","title":{"rendered":"Amylotropic Lateral Sclerosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People exposed to pesticides at work may be significantly more likely to develop Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS),\u00a0 according to a new review of global evidence published. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>progressive neurological disorder<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that <\/span><b>damages the nerve cells controlling voluntary muscle movement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. These nerve cells are called <\/span><b>motor neurons.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One group, called upper motor neurons, extends from the brain to the spinal cord.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second group, called lower motor neurons, extends from the spinal cord to muscles throughout the body.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ALS causes both groups of motor neurons to gradually deteriorate and then die.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>When motor neurons are damaged<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, they <\/span><b>stop sending messages to the muscles.\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a result, the<\/span><b> muscles can&#8217;t function.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ALS is often called <\/span><b>Lou Gehrig&#8217;s disease after the baseball player<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who was diagnosed with it.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis <\/b><b>Cause<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The exact cause is still <\/span><b>not known in most people.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a<\/span><b> small percentage <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of people, ALS is <\/span><b>inherited <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from a parent.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis <\/b><b>Symptoms<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Symptoms <\/span><b>vary <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from person to person and <\/span><b>worsen over time.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They depend on which nerve cells are affected.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ALS often <\/span><b>begins <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with <\/span><b>muscle twitching<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><b> weakness in an arm or leg, trouble swallowing, or slurred speech.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Eventually <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ALS a<\/span><b>ffects the muscles needed to move, speak, eat, and breathe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and can lead to serious complications over time.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis\u00a0<\/b><b>Treatment<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently, there\u2019s <\/span><b>no treatment to reverse damage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to motor neurons <\/span><b>or cure ALS.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But some<\/span><b> treatments may slow progression<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the disorder, improve quality of life, and <\/span><b>extend survival.\u00a0 <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>News: <a href=\"https:\/\/theprint.in\/health\/pesticide-exposure-at-work-linked-to-60-higher-risk-of-fatal-nerve-disease-new-global-review-finds\/3007161\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig\u2019s disease, is a progressive neurological disorder that affects muscle movement. 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