Avanir Pharmaceuticals reported that Nuedexta, a drug discovered at CNS, showed positive clinical results in treating agitation for patients with Alzheimer's disease. For more information, click here.
top of page
News
On June 5, 2014, the Essey Award in Los Angeles was presented to Drs. Smith, Cleveland, and Bennett for their work on the development of antisense therapeutics as a potential treatment for Amyothropic Lateral Sclerosis. This award was given by the Golden West Chapter for the ALS Association. The link to the film produced by Patrick McMinn can be accessed here, and for more information, click here.
Dr. Smith and his colleagues (Dr. John Ravits and Dr. Robert Bowser) presented a novel idea regarding the onset and spread of ALS within the nervous system at CoNY. The meeting, held in Berlin on May 8-11, focused on controversies in neurology. Following this, at the invitation of Dr. Vicenzo Silani, Dr. Smith spoke at the University of Milan.
bottom of page