July 17, 2023 News by Andrea Lobo, PhD MS raises person’s risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s, study suggests People with multiple sclerosis (MS) are at a greater risk than the general public of developing any type of dementia, with that of Alzheimer’s disease being more than twice as high and vascular dementia nearly four times as high, a study from Korea suggested. This risk also was higher…
May 13, 2022 News by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD NervGen Cleared to Enroll Final Group in Trial of NVG-291 NervGen Pharma has received approval to enroll a third and final group of healthy volunteers in the multiple ascending dose (MAD) segment of its Phase 1 clinical trial of NVG-291, an investigational treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS) and other nervous system diseases. A safety review committee cleared the…
February 24, 2022 News by Marta Figueiredo, PhD Bryostatin-1, Molecule to Protect Synapses, May Move Into MS Trials SynaptogenixĀ announced plans to advance bryostatin-1, its lead candidate, into clinical trials forĀ multiple sclerosisĀ (MS), marking the third neurological disease the small molecule therapy is being developed to potentially treat. āMultiple sclerosis joins Alzheimer’s disease (“AD”) and Fragile X syndrome as our third indication with potential clinical…
March 18, 2021 News by Marta Figueiredo, PhD More Trials Needed to Clarify Benefits of Alzheimerās Therapy Memantine in MS Treatment of up to a year with memantine ā an approved therapy forĀ Alzheimerās diseaseĀ ā failed to prevent cognitive decline and disability, and to significantly reduce fatigue and spasticity in adults with multiple sclerosis (MS), a review of published studies shows. The therapy, soldĀ under the brand nameĀ Namenda, works…
July 16, 2020 News by Marta Figueiredo, PhD NeuroScientific Biopharmaceuticals’ Lead Candidate, EmtinB, Shows Promise in Preclinical Model of MS NeuroScientific Biopharmaceuticals (NSB)ās lead candidate EmtinBĀ induces significantly greaterĀ myelin regeneration in a cellular model ofĀ multiple sclerosisĀ (MS) than the market-leading therapyĀ Copaxone, the company announced. āThese results represent a potential breakthrough in the treatment of MS as there are currently no approved therapeutic drugs available to patients that…
May 19, 2020 News by InĆŖs Martins, PhD MS Patients Have More Aluminum Content in Their Brains Than Those Without Neurodegenerative Conditions, Study Finds People with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurological diseases have a significantly higher aluminum content in their brains than those with no known neurological impairment and no identifiable neurodegenerative disease, a recent study found. The research further supports a role of aluminum in the development of these brain conditions,…
January 27, 2020 News by Vanessa Pataia Living Near Major Roadways Raises Risk of MS and Other Neurologic Ills, Study Says People living close to major roads or highways are at a greater risk ofĀ multiple sclerosis (MS),Ā a database study of people in metropolitan Vancouver reports. Parks and other green spaces in urban areas that might lower exposure to air pollutants did not affect a person’s overall risk of developing MS,…
September 27, 2018 News by Ana Pena PhD Often-overlooked MRI Signal May Aid in Early Diagnosis of MS, Other Brain Conditions, Study Suggests Scientists have found that a usually-overlooked signal from MRI scansĀ indicates brain regions of nerve cell death and may help in the understanding of brain development and the early diagnosis of brain disorders like multiple sclerosis (MS),…
September 7, 2016 News by Charles Moore Earlier Detection, Timely Treatment for MS, Parkinson’s Possible with Virtual Reality Tool Scientists at Russia’sĀ Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) and Siberian State Medical University (SSMU), bothĀ inĀ Tomsk, have developed a diagnosis system for neurodegenerative diseases in the early stages. The system uses virtual reality (VR) technology to immerse a subject in a virtual environment during functional tests designed to detect early symptoms of…
May 25, 2016 News by InĆŖs Martins, PhD Mitochon Raises $1.6M to Begin Clinical Tests of Mitochondrial Modulators for MS Mitochon PharmaceuticalsĀ announced the completionĀ of a second year of financing, raising a total $1.6 million to advance itsĀ lead compound, MP101, a mitochondrial targeted neuro-protective agent, into clinical testing. The company is developingĀ mitochondrial modulators for patients with neurodegenerative diseases ranging from Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’sĀ toĀ multiple sclerosis (MS). A number of studies have…
March 14, 2016 News by Margarida Azevedo, MSc Kinase Inhibitor, Masitinib, Spotted for Potential to Treat Neurological Disorders Like PPMS AB ScienceĀ recently reported the publication of four peer-reviewed and independent research papers that add to the growing recognition of masitinib, the companyās lead compound, as a promising treatment for neurological and neurodegenerative diseases, including progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), Alzheimerās disease (AD), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs)…
January 29, 2016 News by Patricia Silva, PhD MS Trigger Believed to Lie in Microglial Cells, Scientists Report Researchers have isolated the particular cell types likelyĀ to initiate common brain disorders and diseases, such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and Alzheimer’s disease, a finding thatĀ may point the way to new and targeted treatments. The brain has a complex cellular architecture characterized by a diverse set of cell types that are…