Kadimastem Finishes Treating Second Group of ALS Patients with AstroRx in Phase 1/2a Trial
Kadimastem has finished treating its second group of participants in a Phase 1/2a clinical trial testing…
Articles by Alejandra Viviescas, PhD
Aquestive Licenses ALS Therapy Riluzole Oral Film to Zambon in the European Union
Aquestive Therapeutics has granted a development and commercialization license to Zambon Pharma for its investigational oral…
Aural, TGen Collaborate on Trial Assessing Effects of Acupuncture on Recently Diagnosed ALS Patients
Aural Analytics and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) will collaborate on…
Radicava Now Commercially Available in Canada, MTP-CA Announces
Radicava (edaravone), an intravenous treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), is now commercially available in Canada, Mitsubishi Tanabe…
AcuraStem Advancing Second Stage of Small Molecule Development for ALS Treatment
AcuraStem has triggered $3 million in Phase 2 funding from its Small…
Increased Glucose Levels Might Protect Nerve Cells in ALS, Study in Fruit Flies Shows
High glucose levels might compensate for the toxic effects of an accumulation of TDP-43 — a widely expressed…
AB Science’s New Masitinib Study Validated by EMA, With Expected Start Later This Year, Company Says
AB Science has optimized the design of a Phase 3 confirmatory study for mastinib, its oral treatment for amyotrophic…
Antibody Decreases TDP-43 Protein Accumulation Easing ALS Symptoms, Mouse Study Suggests
A potential therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) consisting of an antibody that reduces the abnormal accumulation of the TDP-43 protein improved…
Human-derived Antibody Against SOD1 Aggregates Improves ALS Symptoms in Mouse Model, Study Shows
A human-derived antibody that specifically binds to abnormal superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) improved the symptoms and delayed disease progression in…
Disease Progression Has Significant Effect on Quality of Life of ALS Patients, Study Says
In addition to symptoms of depression, disease progression is one of the strongest influences on health-related quality of life in…