I love scrolling through the short videos people post on social media with tips and tricks to help make everyday tasks easier. Commonly called “hacks,” these are easy shortcuts that often involve repurposing items found around the home. For people like me who live with ALS and the…
Using an ALS Hack for Everyday Tasks? Make It a Safe Solution
The first patients have been dosed in a Phase 1/2a clinical study that’s testing AMDXP-2011P for its ability to trace disease-associated toxic protein clumps in the eyes of adults with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Parkinson’s disease, which may allow earlier diagnosis. The study, dubbed PROBE (NCT05542576),…
Nearly 2,000 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients in the United States have been treated with Radicava ORS (edaravone) since the oral suspension formulation became available there in May, the therapy’s U.S. marketer, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America (MTPA), announced. This formulation is seen to be as equally effective as Radicava, an…
I contend that most people diagnosed with physically debilitating illnesses later in life previously had a favorite activity that consumed much of their time. Cycling was that for me. My cycling life ended nine years ago, and even then, I reluctantly stopped because of my inability to unlock my…
Seelos Therapeutics is planning to launch an expanded access program (EAP) that gives people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who are not eligible for clinical trials the opportunity to access the company’s investigational therapy SLS-005. The program will be conducted in collaboration with the Sean M. Healey &…
On my daily walk, I take a detour from the field and into the woods because I’m on the hunt for birch bark and pine cones. It’s the season for collecting natural accents to use on my Christmas wreaths, which I’ll start making in a month. I sell them…
Biohaven‘s therapy candidate verdiperstat did not significantly slow functional decline among people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in the HEALEY ALS platform trial, failing to meet its primary goal, data show. Key secondary efficacy goals, such as survival and changes in lung function and muscle strength, also were…
Cytokinetics has launched its fifth annual Communications Grant Program to support patient advocacy groups working with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other communities. A total of five $20,000 grants will be given to winning organizations to help them improve their outreach and patient engagement. The deadline for applications…
Hoo-wee! Am I glad summer is over. Not because of any changes or challenges from my ALS, but because of a series of unexpected life events. This year, my summer months felt as if I were on an airplane that hit turbulence, and the “fasten your seat belt” sign…
Treatment with a 30 mg dose of CNM-Au8 significantly reduced the risk of death, and the risk of death and permanent assisted ventilation, by more than 90% among people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to new top-line data from the CNM-Au8 arm of the HEALEY ALS platform…
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