Neurology News

A London-based biotech firm has announced a collaboration and licensing agreement with a Japanese pharmaceutical firm for discovery, development and commercialization of small activating RNA therapeutics for rare neurodegenerative diseases.

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced Relyvrio, its amyotrophic lateral sclerosis therapeutic, will be removed from the market in the United States and Canada, effective immediately.

A Minnesota-based medical technology company announced a limited commercial launch of its OneRF Ablation System, which creates radiofrequency lesions in nervous tissue for functional neurosurgical procedures.

Seizure frequency was reduced as much as 85% at 3 months in young patients with Dravet syndrome treated with a proprietary antisense oligonucleotide, according to results of phase 1/2a studies released by the manufacturer.

Higher education levels may protect against cognitive and functional difficulties for Black individuals with high levels of tau, indicating Alzheimer’s pathology, according to research from the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.

The prolonged use of certain progestogen hormone drugs — such as medrogestone, medroxyprogesterone acetate and promegestone — increased the risk for developing intracranial meningioma, according to data published in The BMJ.

A Cincinnati-based life sciences company announced that one of its development candidates, ASHA-624, will be advanced as a potential disease modifying therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Eisai and Biogen have submitted a supplemental biologics license application to the FDA for monthly IV maintenance dosing of Leqembi to treat Alzheimer’s disease in patients with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia.

Despite the brain being one of the most important organs of the body, breakthroughs in brain health, specifically the way we measure cognition, have been largely unchanged in decades.

Exercise just two to three times a week reduced the risk for multiple insomnia symptoms and extreme sleep durations both short and long, a study published in BMJ Open showed.