UN Researchers Say ALS Cases to Increase through 2040
A new study led by researchers with the United Nations (UN) has projected that the number of cases of…
Articles by Margarida Azevedo, MSc
FDA Accepts Pharma’s New Drug Application for ALS Therapy Edaravone
The U.S. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma’s new drug application (NDA) for edaravone as…
Neurotoxins in Shark Fins, Meat Linked to ALS and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases
University of Miami researchers found high concentrations of toxins associated with neurodegenerative diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), in the…
Researchers Identify Culprit in ALS Nerve Cell Damage, Potentially Leading to New Therapies
Researchers at Harvard Medical School have made an important breakthrough in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research, identifying an enzyme that…
Cytokinetics Enrolls 700 ALS Patients in Phase 3 Study of Tirasemtiv
Cytokinetics recently announced that patient enrollment for its VITALITY-ALS clinical trial is now complete. The study, designed to assess the effects of…
Way of Preventing Harmful Protein Clumping Seen in ALS Raised in Early Study
Proteasome, a cellular component, plays a key role in the maintenance of proper levels of proteins inside cells. Two researchers at…
Ab Science’s Potential Treatment for ALS, Masitinib, Named an Orphan Drug by EMA
AB Science announced that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP) has granted Orphan Drug status…
Cytokinetics and ALS Association Expand Efforts to Improve ALS Treatment and Care
The ALS Association and the biopharmaceutical company Cytokinetics have announced the renewal and expansion of their partnership,…
ALS Patients’ Quality of Life Impacted By Psychological Factors
Researchers at the University Medical Center Utrecht recently studied quality of life among people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and found…
Cell Recycling Study Raises Possibility of New Approach to Treating ALS
How cells recycle waste, an essential process to cellular health known to go astray in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other…