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CReATe Connect podcasts are short recorded interviews on topics we hope will be of interest to patients with ALS and other motor neuron diseases.
4 NOV 2024 · Lions Mane is a mushroom that has neuroprotective, neurotrophic, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties. Here we review what is known about its use in ALS models as well as patients living with the disease.
1 OCT 2024 · Insulin is a hormone most commonly used to lower blood sugar in people with diabetes. Here we talk about some theoretical ways it might help help people with ALS, as well as the lack of convincing case reports or trials and the risks.
5 SEP 2024 · Caffeine is a chemical most of us ingest every day. In addition to its stimulant properties, there are some theoretical ways it could help slow ALS progression. Here we discuss the contradictory pre-clinical models and the lack of a convincing relationship between caffeine intake and ALS progression in natural history studies.
13 AUG 2024 · Michael Benatar is a Professor of Neurology and Chief of the Neuromuscular Division and Executive Director of the ALS Center at the University of Miami. Here he discusses the recent publication “The Miami Framework for ALS and related neurodegenerative disorders: an integrated view of phenotype and biology”.
15 FEB 2024 · Dr. Caroline McHutchison is a Neuropsychologist and CReATe Clinical Research Scholar at the University of Edinburgh and Dr. Michael Benatar is a Professor of Neurology and Chief of the Neuromuscular Division and Executive Director of the ALS Center at the University of Miami. They will be discussing their recent publication “Temporal course of cognitive and behavioural changes in motor neuron diseases”.
3 JAN 2024 · Dr. Chad Heatwole is a Professor of Neurology and the Director of the Center for Health and Technology at the University of Rochester Medical Center and Dr. Michael Benatar is a Professor of Neurology and Chief of the Neuromuscular Division and Executive Director of the ALS Center at the University of Miami. They will be discussing their recent publication “The amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-health index (ALS-HI): development and evaluation of a novel outcome measure” and its role as a patient reported outcome measure for ALS.
15 NOV 2023 · Sodium chlorite is an experimental drug targeting macrophage activation. It exists in different formulations. An oral formulation has potentially deadly side effects. An IV formulation called NP001 has been in recent trials targeting a subset of people with ALS. Here we review the interesting development of this product and where we expect that to go in the near future.
9 OCT 2023 · Rituximab is an intravenous product that reduces B lymphocytes. It can help improve strength in patients with myasthenia gravis and multi-focal motor neuropathy, neuromuscular diseases that are caused by circulating antibodies made by B lymphocytes. In this podcast we examine the possible use of rituximab to treat patients with ALS
5 SEP 2023 · Ozone is an oxidizing agent which has some surprisingly plausible mechanisms by which it could influence ALS progression. It can also be dangerous. The FDA has warned against using it as a treatment for any disease. Further studies are needed to determine whether there is any dose or route of administration that might be safe and effective for use in people with ALS.
8 AUG 2023 · Astaxanthin is a naturally occurring chemical which has plausible mechanisms for treating ALS and appears reasonably safe and well tolerated in non-ALS trials. We look forward to ALS-specific trials planned later this year which should shed important light on whether this is specifically safe for people with ALS, and whether it really can slow ALS progression.
CReATe Connect podcasts are short recorded interviews on topics we hope will be of interest to patients with ALS and other motor neuron diseases.
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