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    Why Stephen Hawking Was Able To Live So Long With ALS

    Mar 19, 2018 2 minutes

    Stephen Hawking died last week at the age of 76 — 55 years after he was diagnosed with ALS.

    Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Steve Perrin, president and chief scientific officer at the ALS Therapy Development Institute, about why Hawking was able to live so long after his diagnosis.

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