FDA Awards Fast Track Status to Revalesio’s RNS60 for ALS; Phase 2 Trial Recruiting
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to Revalesio’s experimental therapy RNS60…
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Cannabinoid-derived EHP-02 Reduces ALS Symptoms in Mouse Model, Study Reports
Treatment with EHP-102, an investigational cannabinoid-derived medicine, reduced weight loss, preserved motor neurons of the spinal cord, and lowered the…
ALS Association Golden West Chapter Awarded 1st Cytokinetics Communications Fellowship
Cytokinetics has awarded the ALS Association Golden West Chapter with its first communications fellowship, part of a…
NurOwn Now Being Produced at 2nd U.S. Manufacturing Site, Brainstorm Announces
BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics has partnered with the Connell and O’Reilly Families Cell Manipulation Core Facility at Dana-Farber…
Skyhawk and Celgene Partner to Develop Innovative Treatments for ALS, Other Diseases
Skyhawk Therapeutics and Celgene have agreed to collaborate for five years to discover, develop, and commercialize innovative small…
Tiny Brain Blood Vessels Stimulate Movement Nerve Cell Growth, Study Reports
The brain’s smallest blood vessels stimulate the growth of spinal cord nerve cells at an early stage of their development,…
The More Exposure to Diesel Exhaust, the Greater the Risk of ALS, Harvard Study Suggests
The more a person is exposed to diesel exhaust, the greater the chance they will develop ALS, a Harvard University study on…
Study in Flies Reveals Molecular Mechanism That Could Be Behind Paralysis in ALS
Increasing the levels of a neurotransmitter-generating brain enzyme that is in short supply in paralysis disorders restored movement in a…
Low Red Blood Cell Count May Be Early Predictor of ALS, Swedish Study Suggests
Researchers at Sweden’s University of Gothenburg say low red blood cell count at a young age is a risk factor…
New Study Reveals Key Differences Between Human and Mice Neuron-Muscle Connections
Scientists at the University of Edinburgh discovered that the human neuromuscular junction (NMJ) — a cell connection between neurons…