Addressing Patient Hesitancy in Parkinson Treatment With Education: Mazen Elkurd, DO
August 7th 2023The director of the Movement Disorders Center at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, a part of Baylor Scott & White Health, discussed patient reluctance towards new treatments for Parkinson disease and the role of education in defining treatment expectations for patients. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
FDA Accepts New Drug Application for Long-Acting Form of Glatiramer Acetate
August 7th 2023In the supporting phase 3 study, treatment with GA Depot resulted in statistically significant reductions in annualized relapse rate, the primary end point, and other secondary outcomes of T1 and T2 hyperintense lesions.
Subgroup Findings of the NURTURE Study, Importance of CMAP Amplitude in SMA: Thomas Crawford, MD
August 6th 2023The pediatric neurologist at Johns Hopkins Medicine provided commentary on the subgroup findings from the phase 4 NURTURE study of nusinersen (Spinraza; Biogen) in presymptomatic spinal muscular atrophy. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2023: Top Expert Interviews
August 5th 2023A group of experts in the care of patients with neurological conditions—Kumar B. Rajan, PhD; Christina Jensen-Dahm, MD, PhD; Nicole Fowler, PhD; Nicholas Ashton, PhD; Jazmyn Muhammad, BS—shared their perspectives on hot topics of treatment and management in Alzheimer disease from the 2023 Alzheimer's Association International Conference.
Innovative Epigenome Editing Adds to Precision Medicine Approach for Alzheimer Disease
August 3rd 2023Boris Kantor, PhD, associate research professor of neurobiology, and Ornit Chiba-Falek, PhD, professor in neurology, both faculty at Duke University, discussed research on an innovative epigenome therapy targeting the APOE gene, a significant genetic risk factor for Alzheimer disease.
Phase 2 Trial Shows Increased Frataxin Levels in Friedreich Ataxia Following CT-1601 Treatment
August 3rd 2023Positive data from the 25 mg cohort study exploring Larimar Therapeutics’ CTI-1601 has been submitted to the FDA, with a meeting scheduled with the agency later this quarter to discuss steps for a phase 2 trial.
The Promise of Gene Therapies for the Management of Parkinson Disease: Mazen Elkurd, DO
August 3rd 2023The director of the Movement Disorders Center at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, a part of Baylor Scott & White Health, discussed the current state of treatment for Parkinson disease and gene therapy as a promising treatment for the management of the disease. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
Second Patient Dosing Recommended for TSHA-102 Gene Therapy Trial in Rett Syndrome
August 2nd 2023Following a successful first patient treatment experience with TSHA-102, an adeno-associated virus vector-based gene therapy for Rett syndrome, Taysha Gene Therapies was recommended to continue with investigating the therapy in a second patient.
Ropinirole Demonstrates Safety and Efficacy in ALS Progression in 6-Month Trial
August 2nd 2023Investigators concluded that the growing and testing of motor neurons from patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells could be clinically used for the prediction of ropinirole’s efficacy as a treatment for patients with ALS.
Incorporating Digital Cognitive Assessments in Real-World Practice: Nicole Fowler, PhD
August 2nd 2023The director of research for internal medicine and geriatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine discussed the advantages digital assessments bring to clinics, and what role they will play in the coming years. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
Uncovering Ethnic, Racial Differences in Multiple Sclerosis Onset: Farren B. S. Briggs, PhD, ScM
August 2nd 2023The associate professor in the department of population and quantitative health sciences at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine talked about the presentation of multiple sclerosis in Latinx individuals compared with White Americans. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]