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Woolsey gets 3 US patents covering ROCK inhibitor Bravyl

Woolsey Pharmaceuticals has received three new U.S. patents covering innovations related to Bravyl (oral fasudil), its investigational  amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) medication. The patents cover the use of oral fasudil to slow the progression of sporadic ALS, as well as solid and liquid formulations of fasudil for people…

Radicava ORS slows ALS disease progression, improves survival

Treatment with Radicava ORS (edaravone) significantly slowed declines in physical function and improved survival outcomes for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) compared with historical controls from the PRO-ACT database who’d received a placebo in previous clinical trials. The findings were presented by Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma…

Repurposed drugs fail to slow disease progression in ALS trial

Neither memantine nor trazodone, two medications approved to treat other conditions, was able to slow disease progression in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who took part in a platform clinical trial, a study concluded. Based on the lack of benefits in the trial’s interim analysis, the two treatment…

Initiative to use AI technologies to improve communication in ALS

The Scott-Morgan Foundation (SMF), a nonprofit that’s pioneering assistive technology innovation, will lead a new initiative using artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to help people with diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to better communicate and maintain their sense of identity. “We live in a world where millions are…

Texas Children’s investigator wins $2.4M grant for ALS research

A Texas Children’s Hospital investigator has received a $2.4 million grant for a study that seeks to understand whether mechanisms used by bacteria to hide from the immune system can be explored to ease inflammation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neurodegenerative diseases. Steven Boeynaems, PhD, an investigator…