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Prilenia Raises $43M to Advance Plans for Pridopidine

Prilenia Therapeutics has raised $43 million to support potential regulatory submissions and marketing of its lead candidate, pridopidine, for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The funding, obtained through a Series B financing round, also will be used to support the potential marketing of the candidate therapy for…

When a Season of Life Is Fading Away

I’ve been preparing for winter. I drained the hoses and hung them in the garage a few weeks ago. We used the lawnmower to pull Comet’s doghouse from our backyard to the front porch, where he will still be able to get into it after the snow accumulates. I called…

Surviving the Threat of a Bomb With a Dose of Aplomb

“All our times have come Here but now they’re gone Seasons don’t fear the reaper Nor do the wind, the sun, or the rain We can be like they are.” I was 18 years old when the band Blue Oyster Cult released the song “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper.” Coinciding…

TQS-168 Found to Reduce Inflammation, Extend Survival in Mice

TQS-168, an investigational therapy being developed by Tranquis Therapeutics, reduced inflammation in mouse and human models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and prolonged survival in the mice, according to a preclinical study. Based on these findings, Tranquis is moving the therapy into Phase 1 clinical studies. “We believe…

Unexpected Outcomes From Sharing Our Story

“Your YouTube channel must be taking off,” my 15-year-old daughter said. “Your edema video was recommended to me again. I was just scrolling through YouTube, and then I see it, and I’m like, ‘What’s this?’” Sara continued with increasing volume: “Oh, that’s my father’s foot! My father’s foot has…