Note: This story was updated Sept. 21, 2021, to note that 18% of patients, not 80%, experienced increases in the MUNIX(4) sum score at some point during the study. Participants in a placebo-controlled Phase 2 clinical trial of CNM-Au8, Clene Nanomedicine’s investigational oral therapy for amyotrophic…

A research training program in Ireland, called NeuroInsight Fellowship, will use a multi-million grant award to bring established scientists from around the world to that country to advance their skills in neuroscience and data analytics. Two-year fellowships given through this program will allow 33 scientists to further their understanding of…

Clearance was given to open a Phase 1/2 trial evaluating APB-102, a potential gene therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients who carry mutations in the SOD1 gene, its developer Apic Bio announced. The trial is scheduled to begin later this year or early next year, following U.S. Food and Drug Administration…

A global Phase 3 trial of AMX0035 as an oral treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)  intends to enroll up to 600 patients, the therapy’s developer, Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, announced in a press release. Likely to begin in the coming months, the trial — to be called PHOENIX…

The European Patent Office will grant MediciNova a patent that covers the combination of MN-166 (ibudilast) and riluzole for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), MediciNova announced. The patent, once issued, will cover a wide range of doses and dosing regimens for both medications, and it…

Jan Veldink, a neurologist from the Netherlands whose work in the genetics of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has led to important discoveries about disease risk, won the 2021 Sheila Essey Award, according to a blog post  from the ALS Association. The $50,000 award was presented at the recent…

A Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating oral RT001 — Retrotope’s experimental synthetic fatty acid — as a treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is fully enrolled, the company announced. The enrollment target of 40 patients was met, and exceeded, ahead of its scheduled six weeks. Dosing began…

A combination of guanabenz — an approved therapy for high blood pressure — plus riluzole slowed disease progression in adults with early amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), particularly those with bulbar onset disease, a form of ALS, according to data from a Phase 2 clinical trial. Despite these promising benefits, the…

A committee with the European Medicines Agency favors designating Seelos Therapeutics‘ investigational therapy SLS-005 (trehalose) an orphan drug as a potential treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the company announced in a press release. The opinion, issued by the Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP), will now go to the…

National Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month, recognized in the U.S. each May since 1992, continues to unite patients, family, friends, and advocacy groups around shared goals of raising public awareness and research support. This year’s efforts continue to recognize and support those living with…