NurOwn Phase 2 Clinical Trial Results Promising, BrainStorm Cell Reports
BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics recently presented data from its Phase 2 clinical trial, showing that the company’s NurOwn stem cells technology…
Articles by Margarida Azevedo, MSc
Cytokinetics Presents New Data at 27th International Symposium on ALS/MND
Cytokinetics recently presented patient baseline characteristics from its VITALITY-ALS clinical trial investigating Tirasemtiv for the treatment of amyotrophic…
Machine Algorithm Ably Predicts Changes in Lung Function in ALS Patients in Clinical Trial
Origent Data Sciences and Cytokinetics reported results from the first part of a research partnership to further refine and validate an…
Companies Create AL-S Pharma to Develop Novel Therapy for ALS
The biopharma Neurimmune and the venture capital fund TVM Life Science Ventures VII announced they have created a Swiss company called…
ALS Ice Bucket Part of Smithsonian’s ‘Giving in America’ Philanthropy Exhibit
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History opened its long-term exhibition “Giving in America” on Nov. 29 to…
ALS League Belgium Donates €302,000 for Research into Disease
ALS League Belgium, a patient organization helping the families of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), raised €302,000…
Focused Ultrasound Foundation Honors Sunnybrook Health Sciences with Excellence Award
The Focused Ultrasound Foundation has recognized Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Canada, as a Centre of Excellence…
ALS Association Grants $2M for Gene Therapy Research at UMass Medical School
The ALS Association is awarding a $2 million grant to the ALS ONE-Massachusetts Partnership that will partially sponsor a University…
EU Panel Recommends Orphan Drug Status for Ibudilast for ALS Treatment
The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP) has issued a positive opinion recommending that ibudilast…
Physical Fitness and IQ in Young Men Might Impact Risk of ALS, Study Suggests
New research points to evidence that physical fitness, body mass index (BMI), IQ, and stress resilience in young adults might…