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Which player from the New York Yankees had a disease named after him?
Lou Gehrig -- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS).
What is Lue Garricks Disease?
It's actually Lou Gehrig's disease, named after a famous baseball player who was one of the first people diagnosed with it.The desease is called Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
What is ALS disease most commonly known as?
ALS stands for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. It is commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig's Disease, named after Lou Gehrig, a hall-of-fame baseball player for the New York Yankees that was diagnosed with ALS in 1930s. ALS is a neuromuscular disease that degenerates the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
Was Lou Gehrig the first person to be diagnosed with ALS?
In the year 1824 a scientist named Charles Bell published a paper discussing this previously unknown disease called Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. In 1939, baseball player Lou Gehrig contracted this disease. Since he was so well known at the time, the disease was nicknamed the Lou Gehrig Disease.
What is an fact about Lou Gehrig?
He had a disease named after him known as: (Lou Gehrig's Disease)
The falling action of Lou Gehrig?
the disease named after him
Why is Lou Gehrig famous?
Lou Gehrig is famous because he was, first of all, a Hall of Fame 1st baseman with the New York Yankees and part of "Murderer's Row" he hit 475 career home runs and held the streak for consecutive games played until Cal Ripken broke it. He is also famous for the disease that would ultimately kill him, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, its effects caused him to cut his baseball career short and it would eventually kill him. It was when he stepped away from baseball because of this that he gave the "luckiest man on the face of the earth" speech at Yankee Stadium.
Who was the Yankee great who died young from a disease later named for him?
Lou Gehrig
What is a neuron protector?
Finding a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)-also known as Lou Gehrig's disease-has been a frustrating and elusive quest. Even after decades of research, the biological roots of ALS are only partially understood. Now a new form of treatment offers fresh hope. Trophos, a company based in Marseilles, France, has discovered a drug compound that appears to protect neurons from the effects of ALS, a rapidly debilitating degeneration of motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord. These effects lead to muscle atrophy and, ultimately, complete loss of motor control. The company's researchers have found that a compound named olesoxime promotes survival and regeneration of neurons deprived of neurotrophic factors-proteins essential for maintaining healthy neurons. This deprivation is similar to what occurs in the neurons of ALS patients.
Does the Lou Gehrig fund raise for ALS?
Yes! Lou Gehrig died of ALS. After his death they named the disease after him. Well sort of. Its a famous nick name for it you could say.
Were Lou gehrig's parents alive when he died in 1941?
Yes, both his mother Christina and his father Henry were alive at the time of Lou Gehrig's death in 1941. Henry passed away in 1946 at the age of 79 and Christina passed away in 1954 at the age of 72.
Which American baseball great had a debilitating disease named after him?
Lou Gerhigs disease -Shoeless Joes Memorabilia Cooperstown
