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But losing the grant means having to pare back on work already underway, developing diagnostic tests for diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
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Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
In 2014, millions of people online were dumping buckets of ice water on their heads and pulling out their wallets to raise funds and awareness for ALS, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Eric Dane Announces He Has Been Diagnosed with ALS (Exclusive)
Dane revealed his diagnosis with the rare degenerative disease, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, which causes progressive paralysis of the muscles, to PEOPLE on April 10.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
It's commonly called Lou Gehrig's disease, named after the famous baseball player who got the illness and had to retire in 1939.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
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Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
In 2014, millions of people online were dumping buckets of ice water on their heads and pulling out their wallets to raise funds and awareness for ALS, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Eric Dane Announces He Has Been Diagnosed with ALS (Exclusive)
Dane revealed his diagnosis with the rare degenerative disease, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, which causes progressive paralysis of the muscles, to PEOPLE on April 10.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
It's commonly called Lou Gehrig's disease, named after the famous baseball player who got the illness and had to retire in 1939.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for Lou Gehrig's disease
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Lou Gehrig's disease
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Lou Geh·rig's disease
ˌlü-ˌge(ə)r-igz-, -ˌga(ə)r- 
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