Inspired to Cure: Finding new treatments for ALS

Donald Risser learned he had ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease last July. Since then, he has become an advocate for important research happening at Penn State Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine to find new treatments for this uncommon, but devastating disease. Learn how the Penn State Hershey ALS Clinic and the Penn State Hershey Institute for Personalized Medicine have partnered to use patient blood and saliva samples to study how genetics play a role in ALS.