$106M Weill Family Foundation Gift Opens Research Network to Advance Neuroscience

A $106 million Weill Family Foundation initiative will bring together interdisciplinary researchers and clinicians at three West Coast universities in hopes of finding new treatments for brain and nervous system disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley), the University…

After my husband Todd’s ALS diagnosis, he said, “We need to sell the house and move near your parents.” He anticipated that their day-to-day support in rural northern Michigan would be more important than being near an ALS clinic in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We appreciated the convenience of seeing Todd’s…

Anelixis Therapeutics has completed its Phase 1 clinical trial testing AT-1501, an investigational antibody, in healthy volunteers and eight amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. The company also announced it has secured the funds to proceed to a Phase 2 clinical trial of AT-1501. The results of the Phase…

“We have met the enemy and he is us.” One day recently, I became incensed. My anger was not your garden-variety ire; I experienced the kind of rage that blinds. The cause of my eruption was the coincidental convergence of one…

Kadimastem plans to submit an amendment to the protocol of its ongoing Phase 1/2a trial in Israel assessing the use of AstroRx, an “off-the-shelf” stem cell therapy, for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The company wants to change the planned dosage in one of the…

When I was diagnosed with ALS in 2010, my doctor told me there was one medication available to help slow the progression of the symptoms. But there was no cure. I left her office with a prescription for Rilutek (riluzole), the first treatment…

The ALS Association Golden West Chapter has honored Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America (MTPA) with its Essey Commitment to Cures award for advancing research and trials into treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other efforts. The presentation took place Nov. 15 in San Francisco at the 2019 Champions…

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is highly prevalent among young U.S. war veterans deployed post-9/11, particularly Air Force personnel, tactical operation officers, and health care workers, a recent study suggests. The findings suggest that there is an early onset of ALS among deployed military service members, the researchers said. Titled…

Aquestive Therapeutics has granted a development and commercialization license to Zambon Pharma for its investigational oral film formulation of riluzole as a treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in the European Union (EU). Under the terms of the agreement, Zambon will be…

I went parasailing during a vacation in Florida 10 years ago. I talked my brother into going with me, because my husband, Todd, wasn’t feeling up to it at the time. He had a weak left arm, but we didn’t know then that he had ALS.