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Radicava (edaravone), the first new medication for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 22 years, is now available in the United States. Approved May 5 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for all U.S. adults diagnosed with ALS, Radicava has been shown to slow the loss of physical function in ALS patients by…

Brazilian doctors have begun prescribing HempMeds Brasil‘s hemp cannabis oil to ALS and psoriasis patients, the company’s U.S. parent reports. San Diego-based Medical Marijuana said it is the first time Brazilian physicians have prescribed the product, known as Real Scientific Hemp Oil, to those with the two diseases. HempMeds Brasil…

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics has appointed a new vice president of patient advocacy and government affairs, a move intended to reinforce the company’s commitment to the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) community. The new vice president, Mary Kay Turner, brings more than two decades of experience in biotech and pharmaceutical advocacy…

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals has dosed the first patient in a Phase 2 clinical trial that will assess AMX0035’s ability to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Researchers are seeking 132 participants for the CENTAUR study (NCT03127514). A unique feature of the trial is that Amylyx designed it in collaboration with patients and caregivers…

Alabama-based Southern Research has appointed neurodegenerative diseases expert Rita Cowell as chair of its neuroscience department to help expand research into potential cures for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Cowell’s work has focused on the root causes of why people develop neurodegenerative diseases that lack…

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis may have more in common with other neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases than previously assumed, a study indicates. It concluded that those with ALS are also more likely to develop another neurodegenerative or psychiatric disorder. And the reverse is also true: Those with a neurodegenerative disease or a psychiatric condition…

MT Pharma America, maker of Radicava (edaravone), an intravenous treatment for adults with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), has changed its name to Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America (MTPA). In February 2016, MTPA’s parent company, the Japanese Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation (MTPC), launched MT Pharma America to develop and commercialize…

Kate Farms, a company that develops plant-based oral and tube feeding formulas, has launched its Core Essentials Peptide 1.5 nationwide to help those with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and others with impaired development get their full nutritional intake. Each Core Essentials Peptide 1.5 carton provides a 325 mL…

Flex Pharma is launching the Phase 2 COMMEND trial, which will investigate the effects of FLX-787 in patients with muscle cramps associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The preliminary results of the trial are expected to be released in mid-2018. The COMMEND trial (NCT03196375) will start with an assessment…

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics has signed an agreement with the University of California Irvine Medical Center (UCI) to start enrolling patients for an upcoming Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating whether NurOwn can improve functional impairment in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. NurOwn is made of mesenchymal stem cells…