When my husband Todd’s new power wheelchair was delivered, he tried a device that allowed him to control it with his eyes. It included software running on a tablet computer and an eye-tracking system mounted to the front of the chair. He found the system frustrating because he was…
A pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial testing pridopidine, an experimental oral therapy being developed by Prilenia Therapeutics and Ferrer, in people with early, rapidly progressive amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has enrolled its first participant. PREVAiLS (NCT07322003), which was cleared late last year by the…
Brooke Eby, who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 2022 at age 33, has been named the ALS Network’s 2026 Dean and Kathleen Rasmussen Advocate of the Year for turning her personal experience as an ALS patient into a platform for advocacy, community building, and awareness. The…
Tanabe Pharma Canada has announced the publication of a new book featuring personal letters from people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and their families, with contributions from advocates, healthcare professionals, and researchers. The book, “Letters to ALS: Our Journeys to Hope,” is available free of charge to…
Insitro and Bristol Myers Squibb have expanded their ongoing collaboration to develop new treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), adding two newly identified disease targets to their ongoing research effort. The two drug companies have been working together since 2020 to uncover biological changes driving ALS…
The first patient has been dosed in a small clinical trial in Australia that’s testing CTx1000, Celosia Therapeutics’ experimental gene therapy, in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The one-time treatment is designed to reduce toxic buildups of the TDP-43 protein, which are believed to contribute to nerve cell…
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Becoming educated and informed about ALS is a good first step. Here you’ll find general information about the disease, including diagnosis, symptoms, and causes.
It helps to know others have been where you are now. Here’s a collection of our columnists’ words of wisdom to help you along on your ALS journey.
There is no cure for ALS yet, but here you can find more information about current therapeutic approaches, as well as experimental treatments that are in the pipeline.
