Posts by: Alejandra Viviescas, PhD

Alejandra Viviescas, PhD

Alejandra has a PhD in Genetics from São Paulo State University (UNESP) and is currently working as a scientific writer, editor, and translator. As a writer for BioNews, she is fulfilling her passion for making scientific data easily available and understandable to the general public. Aside from her work with BioNews, she also works as a language editor for non-English speaking authors and is an author of science books for kids.

January 10, 2020January 10, 2020

Kadimastem Finishes Treating Second Group of ALS Patients with AstroRx in Phase 1/2a Trial

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Kadimastem has finished treating its second group of participants in a Phase 1/2a clinical trial testing the safety and preliminary efficacy of AstroRx, an investigational stem cell therapy for amyotrophic lateral ... Read more

November 15, 2019November 15, 2019

Aquestive Licenses ALS Therapy Riluzole Oral Film to Zambon in the European Union

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Aquestive Therapeutics has granted a development and commercialization license to Zambon Pharma for its investigational oral film formulation of riluzole as a treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in the European Union ... Read more

November 12, 2019November 12, 2019

Aural, TGen Collaborate on Trial Assessing Effects of Acupuncture on Recently Diagnosed ALS Patients

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Aural Analytics and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) will collaborate on a new acupuncture clinical trial to assess how the treatment affects speech in people recently diagnosed with amyotrophic ... Read more

November 11, 2019November 11, 2019

Radicava Now Commercially Available in Canada, MTP-CA Announces

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Radicava (edaravone), an intravenous treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), is now commercially available in Canada, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Canada (MTP-CA) has announced. The treatment was approved in Canada in October ... Read more

November 4, 2019

AcuraStem Advancing Second Stage of Small Molecule Development for ALS Treatment

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AcuraStem has triggered $3 million in Phase 2 funding from its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant, which the biotechnology company will use to start the second stage of its ... Read more

June 19, 2019June 19, 2019

Increased Glucose Levels Might Protect Nerve Cells in ALS, Study in Fruit Flies Shows

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High glucose levels might compensate for the toxic effects of an accumulation of TDP-43 — a widely expressed nuclear protein that binds both DNA and RNA — and protect neurons ... Read more

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019

AB Science’s New Masitinib Study Validated by EMA, With Expected Start Later This Year, Company Says

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AB Science has optimized the design of a Phase 3 confirmatory study for mastinib, its oral treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), to avoid any possibility of bias. The optimized protocol ... Read more

February 8, 2019February 8, 2019

Antibody Decreases TDP-43 Protein Accumulation Easing ALS Symptoms, Mouse Study Suggests

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A potential therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) consisting of an antibody that reduces the abnormal accumulation of the TDP-43 protein improved cognitive and motor performance in mice, a study shows. The study, ... Read more

January 14, 2019January 14, 2019

Human-derived Antibody Against SOD1 Aggregates Improves ALS Symptoms in Mouse Model, Study Shows

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A human-derived antibody that specifically binds to abnormal superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) improved the symptoms and delayed disease progression in a mouse model for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a study shows. ... Read more

January 11, 2019January 11, 2019

Disease Progression Has Significant Effect on Quality of Life of ALS Patients, Study Says

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In addition to symptoms of depression, disease progression is one of the strongest influences on health-related quality of life in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients, a study reports. According to the study, titled ... Read more

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