Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical company Biogen Idec Inc. has decided to rebrand the company with a shorter name and a new logo, as well as by refocusing its work and abandoning its near exclusivity to multiple sclerosis (MS) drugs to also include research on conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University recently published in the journal PLOS ONE a novel resource to aid in studies focused on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) pathogenesis and related drug development. The study is entitled “A Comprehensive Library of Familial Human Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis…
The ALS Association is inaugurating its new Nevada Chapter after the group joined 39 affiliates throughout the country to work in collaboration with the local community in order to support finding effective treatments and a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The National Board of Trustees of the association recently praised…
Robert Bowser from Barrow Neurological Institute and Adriano Chio from the University of Turin, Italy were recently awarded with the 2015 Sheila Essey Award by the American Academy of Neurology and the Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Association. This award recognizes scientists’ research and contributions toward the prevention, management and eventual cure of ALS. Both researchers will receive the award…
The Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SMBT) 12th Annual World Congress Black Tie Gala was held on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at the Los Angeles Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, CA, during which the Society awarded the “Beacon of Courage and Dedication Award” to Professor Stephen Hawking — a living ALS medical miracle. Recorded on…
The Augie’s Quest initiative is hosting a 10 Year Reunion Bash on Friday, March 13. The event, which is being organized together with the 34th Annual IHRSA Tradeshow and Convention is taking place at the JW Marriott, in Los Angeles, California and the funds raised are going to be used to support the ALS Therapy Development…
‘My-own-voice,’ a system for patients who are losing their ability to speak due to diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to record and later use their voice to communicate, was presented at the Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference (CSUN). The Acapela…
On February 23rd, the office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) released a pre-announcement through the Department of Defense Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program (ALSRP) for the opening of the FY15 appropriations grant application cycle. This pre-announcement is meant to give investigators the opportunity to begin preparations for submitting…
Biopharmaceutical company MediciNova, Inc. recently completed enrollment of the first 30 patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) for its clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy MN-166 (ibudilast). The company plans to add another 30 participants…
The first app for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients who have begun to lose their speaking abilities was recently launched by UK company Therapy Box. The app was designed to substitute standard text-to-speech synthesis with a synthesizer based on the patient’s own voice. The Predictable 4 app has entered the ModelTalker program, at a…
