Integrating a Business Methodology to Improving Care for ALS: Brooke Eby
March 6th 2024At MDA 2024, Brooke Eby shared her perspective as a patient with ALS and the ways to incorporate business approaches to improving clinical care and increasing enrollment for drug trials. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
Mechanism of Action of Investigational Agent NMD670 for SMA: Jorge Quiroz, MD, MBA
March 5th 2024The chief medical officer of NMD Pharma shed light on a newly announced phase 2 study assessing NMD670, a neuromuscular transmission enhancer, for patients with spinal muscular atrophy. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
The Intricate Relationship Between Biological Aging and Multiple Sclerosis: Yinan Zhang, MD
March 4th 2024The assistant professor of neurology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center talked about results from an ongoing study assessing biological aging in patients with multiple sclerosis using epigenetic clocks and p16INK4a. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]
Analyzing Phase 2 CALLIPER Trial of IMU-838 for Progressive MS: Robert J. Fox, MD
March 3rd 2024The staff neurologist at the Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis at Cleveland Clinic talked about findings from an interim analysis of the phase 2 CALLIPER trial assessing vidofludimus calcium in progressive multiple sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
Ozanimod's Consistent Efficacy in Long-Term Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis: Jeffrey Cohen, MD
Published: March 1st 2024 | Updated: July 23rd 2024The director of Cleveland Clinic’s Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research talked about recent findings on long-term impact of ozanimod in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis presented at ACTRIMS Forum 2024. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
Challenges for the Neuromuscular Community Entering Treatment Era: Barry Byrne, MD, PhD
March 1st 2024The chief medical advisor at the Muscular Dystrophy Association provided perspective on the upcoming meeting and the conversations surrounding new therapeutics for diseases that once had little to nothing. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
Global Impacts of Rare Disease Day for Patients With Neurologic Disorders: Jill Morris, PhD
February 29th 2024The program director in the division of Neuroscience at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke provided context on the importance of Rare Disease Day and strides made over the years. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
Advocacy and Progress in Rare Neuromuscular Diseases From a Policy Standpoint: Paul Melmeyer, MPP
February 29th 2024In honor of Rare Disease Day, the vice president of public policy and advocacy at the Muscular Dystrophy Association shared his perspective of advocacy and policy progress in the realm of rare neuromuscular diseases. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]
Health Risks of Daylight Savings for the Medical and Patient Community: Jocelyn Y. Cheng, MD
February 27th 2024One of the members of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Public Safety Committee talked about the adverse events of daylight savings among both the clinical and patient community. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
Treatment Options and Outcomes of Cervical Artery Dissection in Adults: Eytan Raz, MD, PhD
February 27th 2024The neurointerventional radiologist at NYU Langone provided clarity on the individualized treatment options for cervical artery dissection following a scientific statement paper from the American Heart Association. [WATCH TIME: 7 minutes]
Future Role of Neurofilament Light in ALS Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Rita Sattler, PhD, MSc
February 23rd 2024The professor in the Department of Translational Neuroscience at Barrow Neurological Institute provided perspective on the approval of tofersen (Qalsody; Biogen) for patients with ALS and the ways neurofilament light will be used going forward. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
Lessons Learned From Aducanumab Experience and Antiamyloid Therapies: Ian Kremer
February 23rd 2024The executive director of the Lead (Leaders Engaged on Alzheimer’s Disease) Coalition provided thoughts on the journey and lessons learned from aducanumab (Aduhelm) following Biogen’s decision to remove it from market. [WATCH TIME: 8 minutes]
Lessons Learned From Cleveland Clinic’s Mobile Stroke Unit: Blake Buletko, MD
February 22nd 2024The vascular neurologist and director of the residency program at Cleveland Clinic provided perspective on the biggest learning experiences over the past decade for Cleveland Clinic’s mobile stroke unit. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
Highlighting Genetic Discoveries and Therapeutic Developments in ALS: Matthew B. Harms, MD
February 21st 2024The associate professor of neurology at Columbia University talked about a track session that he will be chairing at the upcoming MDA conference on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis genetic research. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
Potential of Mobile Stroke Units to Acutely Treat Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Blake Buletko, MD
February 20th 2024The vascular neurologist and director of the residency program at Cleveland Clinic provided perspective on a recently conducted study showing the benefits of timely treatment through mobile stroke units for patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]
Safely Expanding the Time Window of Thrombolysis: Gregory W. Albers, MD
February 20th 2024The professor of neurology and director of the Stanford Stroke Center discussed the ways stroke care is evolving and the significance of the TIMELESS trial, which demonstrated the safety of tenecteplase in later-window poststroke patients. [WATCH TIME: 7 minutes]