Category Archives: ALS Treatment

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurological disease and also termed as Lou Gehrigs disease. The disease affects the motor neurons, which control the action of voluntary muscles, as a result the messages between brain and muscle fibers are blocked. ALS could occur in a person due to genetic inheritance, mutation in gene which encodes enzyme copper-zinc superoxide dismutase coupled with defect in chromosome 9. Continue reading →

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We are pleased with the clinical execution momentum across our portfolio, including the first patient dosed in the registrational AFFINE study of our investigational hemophilia A gene therapy partnered with Pfizer, as well as dosing of the first two patients in the Phase 1/2 STAAR study evaluating our Fabry disease gene therapy, said Sandy Macrae, CEO of Sangamo. We also continue to advance our research projects, exemplified by the completion of our research activities in our ALS program partnered with Pfizer. Business Updates Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $694.6 million as of September 30, 2020, compared to $384.3 million as of December 31, 2019. Continue reading →

TORONTO and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ProMIS Neurosciences, Inc. (TSX: PMN) (OTCQB: ARFXF), a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of antibody therapeutics targeting toxic oligomers implicated in the development of neurodegenerative diseases, announced today that co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Continue reading →

Two ALS patientsin Australia have been able to control their PCs through direct thought with the implant of a brain-computer interface from Synchron, a biomed startup based in San Francisco. The findings were reported last week in the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery and summarized in a press release on the Synchron web site. The interfacea kind of sensor called Stentrode--allowed the patients with severe paralysis to resume tasks such as texting, emailing, and online shopping and banking through direct thought Continue reading →

Only two decades ago, stem cell therapy was highly regulated in the United States and other countries but it was well underway in Hadassah Hospitals labs in Jerusalem. Continue reading →

Global Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Treatment Market By Disease Type (Benign Focal Amyotrophy of ALS, Infantile Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Juvenile Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Kugelberg-Welander Disease, Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Progressive Bulbar Palsy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Upper Motor Neuron Disease, Werdnig-Hoffman Disease, Wohlfart-Disease), Drug Type (Riluzole and Edaravone (Radicava)), By Distribution Channel (Hospital Pharmacies, and Retail & Online Pharmacies), Treatment type (Chemotherapy, Stem cell therapy) End- User (Hospitals, Homecare, Specialty Clinics, Others), Geography (North America, South America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa) Industry Trends & Forecast to 2026 Get a sample copy of report @https://www.databridgemarketresearch.com/request-a-sample/?dbmr=global-amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis-treatment-market Few of the major competitors currently working in the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis treatment market are Sanofi (France), Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation (Japan), BrainStorm Cell Limited (US), ViroMed Co., Ltd (South Korea), Ionis Pharmaceuticals (US), Genervon Biopharmaceuticals, LLC (US), Biogen (US), ORPHAZYME A/S (Denmark), Orion Pharma (Finland), Kringle Pharma, Inc. (Japan), Aquestive Therapeutics (US), Apotex Inc (Canada), Bausch Health Companies Inc. Continue reading →

Clinical trials of ALS drug show participants retained function for longer in key areas College classmates turned co-founders created Amylyx Pharmaceutical in hopes to protect neurons from degeneration, helping those with ALS. Updated: 8:11 PM EDT Oct 20, 2020 Hide Transcript Show Transcript > > CLIMBING TO NEW HEIGHTS, SPENDING TIME IN NATURE, SOMETHING THIS FAMILY LIVES FOR Continue reading →

October 15, 2020 10:30 ET | Source: Zhittya Genesis Medicine Inc LAS VEGAS, Oct. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zhittya Genesis Medicine, Inc. (Zhittya), a private company, announces that it will initiate clinical trials in Mexico to test a medical hypothesis that has been advanced over the last five years that ALS may be caused by vascular disruption in the areas of the brain which house motor neurons, those neurons which become dysfunctional in patients suffering from ALS. Continue reading →

As a devastating disease attacks her body, Susie VanVranken won't be stopped in her mission to help others. NORTH CANTON, Ohio Every two weeks. Thats how quickly a North Canton woman sees significant declines in her health, caused by the neurodegenerative disease known as ALS Continue reading →