Multi-center, multi-tracer PET studies harmonized to detect neuroinflammation in ALS Reston, VA--A novel ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) study has pooled data from multiple sites to effectively visualize neuroinflammation, which is key to developing drugs to treat the disease. Pooling data acquired from different scanners, different neuroinflammation positron emission tomography (PET) markers and different sites enhanced researchers' ability to detect neuroinflammation in ALS patients. This research was published in the November issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. ALS is a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disease that causes progressive weakness, respiratory failure and eventual death. Developing drugs to treat the disease [...]

Novus Therapeutics Announces First Patient Enrolled in Phase 2a Clinical Trial of Anti-CD40L Antibody AT-1501 in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Novus Therapeutics, Inc. (“Novus”) (NASDAQ: NVUS), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing life-changing, targeted medicines for patients undergoing organ or cellular transplantation, as well as those living with immunological diseases, today announced that the first subject has been enrolled in the Phase 2a clinical trial evaluating AT-1501, the Company’s lead product candidate, in adults with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). AT-1501 blocks the activation of the CD40L pathway, which has been shown to improve muscle function, slow [...]

Aural Analytics To Power Speech-Based Endpoints For The Healey Center ALS Platform Trial at Mass General Hospital The first-ever platform trial for ALS is set to kick off this month and is led by investigators at the Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS at Mass General Hospital Aural Analytics’ award-winning clinical trials platform will provide speech collection and speech-based digital endpoints for the HEALEY ALS Platform trial study regimens August 06, 2020 02:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aural Analytics, Inc., a privately held digital health company developing the world’s most advanced suite of clinical-grade [...]