Latest Conference Coverage

The assistant professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins Medicine talked about recent research that suggests activating the NLRX1 pathway could offer neuroprotection in multiple sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The associate professor of biology at Georgetown University talked about how immune cells can communicate with brain cells to enhance repair processes, which may offer potential treatment targets for multiple sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

A patient advocate within the ALS community discussed the importance of incorporating patients and their voices into clinical meetings and trial design to ultimately meet treatment goals. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

The chief medical officer of NMD Pharma provided perspective on a newly launched phase 2 study assessing NMD670, a first-in-class neuromuscular transmission enhancer, in patients with spinal muscular atrophy type 3. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Mind Moments®, a podcast from NeurologyLive®, brings you an interview with Daniel Ontaneda, MD, PhD. [LISTEN TIME: 32 minutes]

Recent data highlighted the benefit of Gain Therapeutics’ GT-02287 mechanism of action in alleviating endoplasmic reticulum stress and enhancing lysosomal enzyme activity.

The professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins Medicine talked about modeling visual systems as an area of focus in clinical trials for multiple sclerosis as it may offer insights into neurodegeneration and neuroprotection. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

A phase 2a trial demonstrated significant cognitive improvement in patients with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia from Alzheimer or Parkinson disease through combination adrenergic activator therapy.

The associate vice president of clinical Innovation and strategy and the health equity director at National MS Society talked about leveraging data mapping to bridge healthcare gaps and promote health equity in multiple sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

The chief executive officer at Elixirgen Therapeutics provided commentary on the promise of the Bobcat mRNA, and the mechanism of action for mRNA-like therapies to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

The professor of epidemiology at Karolinska Institutet talked about findings from a comprehensive study on the correlation between obesity and accelerated progression of multiple sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 8 minutes]

The assistant professor of neurology in the Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania discussed preclinical research on neural repair in multiple sclerosis at ACTRIMS Forum 2024. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Following the 2024 ACTRIMS Forum, the associate professor of neurology at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine provided insight on the need to build creative trials for multiple sclerosis treatments. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The Melissa and Paul Anderson President’s Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, discussed the promising avenue of BTK inhibitors for addressing progressive multiple sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

A recent analysis of a phase 2 trial showed that repeated intrathecal injections of MSC therapy led to significant reductions in serum biomarkers and improvements in neurological function for progressive MS.

The medial director of Novartis talked about findings from a real-world study assessing ofatumumab treatment for multiple sclerosis presented at the 2024 ACTRIMS Forum. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The associate professor of neurology at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine discussed several notable presentations and topics from the 2024 ACTRIMS Forum, highlighting advances in MS care. [WATCH TIME: 9 minutes]

The president and chief executive officer of Satellos Bioscience provided insight on a new small molecule therapy, SAT-3247, in development for patients with muscular dystrophies. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Over 61.1 patient-years of treatment experience, AOC 1001 was well tolerated in patients with DM1, with nausea and headache the most commonly reported adverse events.

Comprised of more than 400 patients with SMA, results showed that wanting to be treated with all possible DMTs was the most common reason for combination therapy.

The neurologist and migraine expert at NYU Langone Health provided perspective on TBI Awareness Month and the importance of accurate detection and swift care for trauamatic brain injury. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Amanda Peltier, MD, a professor of neurology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, spoke on current care needs for adults with neuromuscular disorders and the realistic ways to enhance clinical care going forward.

The instructor in the department of cell biology at Emory University provided context on a presentation at MDA 2024 regarding mutations in Kif5a in familial forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

The postdoctoral researcher in the department of neurology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine discussed findings from a study on the impact of indole 3-lactate supplementation in animal models of multiple sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Neurology News Network for the week ending March 9, 2024. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The director of the Comprehensive Care MS Center at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center talked about findings from a subgroup analysis of Hispanic or Latin patients from the N-MOmentum trial presented at ACTRIMS Forum 2024. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

New data from the phase 3b ENHANCE trial presented at ACTRIMS Forum 2024 demonstrated the smooth transition from intravenous anti-CD20 therapy to ublituximab in patients with multiple sclerosis.

The staff neurologist at the Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis at Cleveland Clinic talked about findings from a real-world study assessing novel monoclonal antibodies in patients with NMOSD presented at ACTRIMS Forum 2024. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]