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Scientists at King’s College London have identified the site in motor neurons that appears to be the starting point of dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) — shedding new light on the workings of the neurodegenerative disease at its earliest stages. “This provides a better understanding of the complex…

People with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) given PrimeC in the PARADIGM Phase 2b trial — and who did not diverge in major ways from the trial’s rules — experienced a significant slowing in disease progression compared with a placebo, the treatment’s developer, NeuroSense Therapeutics, announced. This finding…

Treatment with Relyvrio (sodium phenylbutyrate and taurursodiol) significantly reduced blood levels of neuroinflammatory biomarkers in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) as early as three months, according to a post hoc analysis of the CENTAUR trial. Data from the Phase 2 study (NCT03127514) demonstrated that reductions in…

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics has had a meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking an agreement on its plans for a confirmatory Phase 3b trial of NurOwn, a cell-based treatment the company is developing for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The main goal of the meeting,…

Under a new agreement, Coya Therapeutics’ amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) treatment candidate COYA 302 — which aims to suppress chronic and sustained inflammation — will now be exclusively marketed by Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K., as well as in the European Union, should…

The ALS Association has given Oryzon Genomics nearly $500,000 to advance ORY-4001, a potential treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), into preclinical studies. The $498,690 grant was provided via the association’s Lawrence and Isabel Barnett Drug Development Program. Oryzon intends for laboratory studies in mouse disease models…

NeuroSense Therapeutics’ PrimeC was found to be safe and well tolerated in a Phase 2b trial, and use of the oral therapy for six months led to “meaningful slowing of disease progression” in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the company said in a press release announcing top-line…

Genetic and clinical factors that can influence how amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) progresses were identified in a recent analysis of data from PRECISION-ALS, a large European research project. Consistent with known risk factors for ALS progression, C9ORF72 genetic mutations, bulbar-onset disease, and faster functional declines were linked…

Colchicine, an anti-inflammatory medication used to treat gout, was safe, but did not significantly slow the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in a small Phase 2 clinical trial. While some clinical measures suggested a possible benefit of a low dose of colchicine in slowing disease progression and extending…

Eating foods with a higher glycemic index — those more likely to quickly raise a person’s blood sugar — is associated with slower functional declines and prolonged survival among people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a recent analysis. Foods with high amounts of sugar include white bread…