Noninvasive spinal stimulation shown to extend survival in mice

A new treatment approach that noninvasively delivers gentle electrical stimulation to the spinal cord and peripheral nerves — the nerves that connect the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body — was found to slow disease progression and extend survival in a mouse model of amyotrophic…

A coalition of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients and their family members has filed a petition to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asking the agency to review again available data for the stem cell therapy NurOwn (debamestrocel). The petitioners include ALS patients who received NurOwn in…

In 2012, two years after my husband, Todd, was diagnosed with ALS, he and I made a trip to a larger town a couple hours away to pick out fixtures and appliances for our new accessible home. After purchasing the items and scheduling the delivery, we headed back to…

Neurizon Therapeutics has entered into a global licensing deal with Elanco Animal Health to advance the development of NUZ-001, an investigational therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Monepantel, the active ingredient in NUZ-001, is an oral deworming agent commonly used in veterinary medicine, and Elanco, a company that…

Navigating life with ALS is a journey, and for many of us, it comes with an extra passenger: health anxiety. Before my diagnosis, I thought my good health would continue forever. But now, along with learning to live with ALS, I also deal with a mild case…

Klotho Neurosciences is advancing KLTO‑202, its gene therapy candidate for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), to the manufacturing and process development phase — with an eye toward trials in humans beginning next year. The manufacturing phase is expected to last about eight months, and will be followed by 4-6…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug status to Sineugene Therapeutics‘ SNUG01, a gene therapy for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The designation is given to potential treatments for rare diseases, or those affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the U.S. It provides…

After my husband, Todd, was diagnosed with ALS, we moved closer to my parents because we knew we’d need their help as the disease progressed. We built an accessible home on the spot where their old barn had stood when I was growing up. We weren’t sure how much…

Clene has incorporated suggestions from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on its analysis plans for certain biomarker data that’s expected to support an accelerated approval application for CNM-Au8 to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the company has announced. Specifically, the FDA had suggested revisions to…

Mindy Uhrlaub, an author and activist for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), has spent a good part of her life caring for loved ones. Soon after she became a mom in 2003, her husband learned he had cancer. “Right as my older son was taking his first wobbly steps, my…