CONFERENCE COVERAGE SERIES
American Academy of Neurology 2019 Annual Meeting
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04 – 10 May 2019
Antisense Oligonucleotides: Can They Take on ALS, SMA, Prions?
Data on ASOs, presented recently at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, depict RNA-based therapies as broadly on the rise in neurodegenerative diseases.
Drug Reported to Help Alzheimer’s Patients Sleep Better
An FDA-approved insomnia drug lengthened total sleep time in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s, suggesting it might be able to lessen a troublesome symptom of the disease.