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Patients with first MS symptoms less than 3 years prior to enrollment saw greater long-term benefits with ublituximab than those with longer disease course.

In the phase 3 MOMENTUM and INTERCEPT studies, patients treated with AXS-07 saw reductions in headache pain freedom, most bothersome symptoms, and use of rescue medications.

Being a boy, having lower depression and anxiety scores, lower headache intensity, lower affective pain perception, fewer pain locations, fewer sleep issues, and lower pain-related disability predicted headache remission.

Analyzing data from the H70-BCS, researchers identified around 6.2% of 70-year-olds meeting lecanemab treatment criteria, suggesting millions in Europe and the US might be eligible.

All 8 participants met prespecified responder criteria demonstrating either improvement or stabilization of disease according to both the Patient Reported Global Impression of Change and the Clinician Reported Global Impression of Change scales.

At 180 days after surgery, weighted disability scores were better with surgery plus medical management than with medical management alone.

The smartphone tests accurately differentiated individuals with dementia from controls and were more sensitive to early symptoms than the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, a commonly used cognitive screening tool.

The new double-blind, placebo-controlled study includes approximately 200 patients with ALS who will undergo a single bone marrow aspiration procedure to procure the mesenchymal stem cells that will be used to manufacture each participant’s NurOwn treatment for the trial.

The new position statement proposes the use of CGRP-targeting therapies to be used as first-line treatments, eliminating the need to fail multiple medications before access.

The newly initiated phase 3 trial follows a successful phase 2 study where treatment with pitolisant resulted in greater improvement on the Epworth Sleepiness Scale for Children and Adolescents than placebo.

Therapeutic effects were noticeable within 15–20 days post-injection, with five of six patients achieving complete pain relief.

Ganaxolone, a synthetic neurosteroid, has ongoing studies in tuberous sclerosis complex and super refractory status epilepticus, as well as upcoming research in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and other epileptic encephalopathies.

SPN-830, an apomorphine infusion device, had its new drug application submitted using data from the phase 3 TOLEDO trial.

The presence of a sleep disorder was associated with a nearly 2-fold increase in the risk of increased health care utilization, with specific odds associated with individual sleep disorders.

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The phase 1 study, dubbed PRO-101, assesses the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of prosetin in both patients with ALS and healthy volunteers.

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TUDCA, a hydrophilic bile acid that is normally produced endogenously in humans in the liver, failed to slow ALS disease progression in comaprison with placebo.

Ram Mukunda, chief executive officer of IGC Pharma, gave context to recently announced topline data highlighting IGC-AD1 as a potential option for Alzheimer disease agitation.

The associate professor of neurology at the University of Naples discussed a recently enrolled study assessing the use of dimethyl fumarate, an approved therapy for relapsing MS and psoriasis, in patients with Friedreich ataxia.

At some dose levels, the treatment appeared to slow the rate of motor function decline and regenerate sensory nerves in patients with giant axonal neuropathy.

Overall, the data empower the potential of CAR-T cell therapy for patients with advanced multiple sclerosis that are refractory to conventional antibody-mediated B cell depletion.

Advancements in the detection and care of multiple sclerosis have led to improved diagnosis rates and a more multidisciplinary approach to treating the autoimmune disorder.

The company also submitted a request for a fast track designation specific to a subcutaneous version of lecanemab and is expected to hear back within 60 days from March 2024.

Overall, the reduction of hyperactivity of delta- and gamma-band activities in mTBI suggest the treatment may reduce deafferentation and GABA-ergic inhibitory interneuron dysfunctions.

The APPRAISE randomized clinical trial provided clinically meaningful evidence that early initiation of migraine prevention with erenumab was superior over other nonspecific oral migraine preventive medications.

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The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial failed to show any beneficial symptomatic effect of 4-month treatment with 1.75–3.5 mg/day bumetanide on Parkinson disease.

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The findings were consistent with the chemical's known carcinogenicity and supportive of the emerging preclinical and epidemiological evidence that ties TCE exposure to patients with PD.