The Barrow Neurological Institute has received $16.7 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to help coordinate a nationwide repository of clinical data of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The Access for All in ALS (ALL ALS) Consortium will serve as a repository of biological samples and clinical…
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PrimeC, NeuroSense Therapeutics‘ investigational, fixed-dose combination therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), significantly boosted the survival of patient-derived motor neurons to levels similar to healthy controls in a lab study. The independent study was led by Justin Ichida, PhD, a professor of stem cell biology and regenerative…
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients not eligible to participate in clinical trials of pridopidine — a small molecule developed by Prilenia Therapeutics to slow disease progression in ALS — will soon be able to receive the experimental therapy via an expanded access program (EAP). EAPs, also known…
Cytokinetics is calling for proposals from patient advocacy organizations focused on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and cardiovascular conditions for its 6th annual Communications Grant Program. The 2024 program will award five grants totaling $20,000 each to groups serving the ALS, heart failure, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy communities. These…
Spinogenix has won a nearly $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to move ahead with clinical testing of SPG302, a small molecule candidate for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This is DoD’s Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs’ second grant to the company, following a…
Direct measures of muscle strength were correlated with functional abilities among amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients in a Phase 2 clinical trial. Measures of arm and hand muscle strength aligned well with functional domains related to fine motor skills (e.g., handwriting, grasping), whereas leg and foot strength were related…
Takeda has obtained an exclusive, worldwide license to AcuraStem’s investigational therapies targeting the PIKfyve enzyme, including AS-202, a potential treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) that ultimately aims to lower toxic TDP-43 protein buildup in nerve cells. While Takeda will be responsible for clinical development,…
Neuralink is recruiting participants — including people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) — for the first-in-human trial of its investigational brain-computer interface, designed to enable individuals with paralysis to control external devices with their thoughts. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration initially cleared the study in May under…
NeuroSense Therapeutics has received key patents in Europe, Japan, and Israel covering the use of PrimeC, its investigational, fixed-dose combination therapy, in treating neurological diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). These patents are valid through 2038 and join others covering Prime C’s use in the…
In a nearly unanimous vote, an advisory committee to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said there’s not enough evidence to support the efficacy of the experimental stem cell therapy NurOwn as a treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The committee voted on a single question in its meeting: “Do…
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