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A computer analysis using real-world data from an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) clinic identified four groups of patients with distinct rates of disease progression, a new study by researchers in Portugal reported. The findings continue to demonstrate the differences in ALS presentation and progression seen among people with the…

Treatment with a high dose of ILB, an experimental injection therapy being developed by Tikomed, was well tolerated and appeared to slow the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in a small clinical trial in the U.K. That’s according to data from the exploratory Phase 2 study…

A new genetic mutation that may cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has been discovered in families living in La Rioja, a region in Spain, according to a study. The gene mutation, found in 10 ALS patients from seven different families, affected the ARPP21 gene, which encodes a protein that…

Io Therapeutics is planning to launch a Phase 2 trial into its investigational oral therapy IRX4204 in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The decision follows recent tests showing that the candidate treatment dampened neuroinflammation in an animal model of neuronal autoimmunity, or diseases marked by self-directed…

Kadimastem has partnered with Pluri to produce its investigational cell-based therapy AstroRx for an upcoming Phase 2a clinical trial in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Under the agreement, Pluri will manufacture AstroRx at its 47,000-square-foot cell-therapy production facility under current good manufacturing practices (GMP), a set of…

Repeat infusions of naive immune B-cells were safe and delayed disease onset, reduced disease severity, and extended survival in animal models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a study found. The approach was also deemed safe in the treatment’s first in-human case study, in which it eased disease severity and…

Losing the ability to smell with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is significantly associated with worsening cognitive function, a new study in China finds. The association was particularly evident in ALS-related functions such as language, verbal fluency, and executive function, that is, a set of mental skills that helps people…

People with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who received one year of treatment with PrimeC, an experimental oral tablet from NeuroSense Therapeutics, lived significantly longer without disease complications and had a slower lung function decline than those who started treatment six months later. That’s according to the latest results…

Clene said it planned to give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) new data on CNM-Au8 for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) ahead of a meeting on a path to accelerated approval of the therapy. The company said it would submit a briefing book…

Researchers have identified gene activity changes that might explain why motor nerve cells selectively degenerate in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), offering insights into the development of new therapeutic targets for the neurodegenerative disease. In postmortem brain tissue, a particular group of these cells known to be lost in ALS…