Biogen Announces Pursual of FDA Approval for Aducanumab
Biogen and its Japanese partner Eisai announced Oct. 22nd an unexpected reversal—pharmaceutical giant Biogen said it will pursue US Food and Drug Administration approval for…
Tag: Alzheimer
AbbVie Stops an Anti-Tau Study and Biogen’s Studies May be in for Trouble
AbbVie terminated a clinical trial of its intravenously administered antibody, designed to slow the progression of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), as it failed to show…
UC Davis Joins U.S. POINTER Study: Does Healthy Lifestyle Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk?
The Alzheimer’s Association gave $6 million to the University of California, Davis, to fund its participation in the U.S. POINTER study, a landmark effort to…
Amgen and Novartis Drop Alzheimer’s Prevention Studies
After a review of the clinical data, sponsors Amgen and Novartis have concluded that the potential benefit for participants in a Alzheimer’s disease program did…
Kerwin Research Center & Memory Care President Inks Deal with CTD Holding
Kerwin Research Center and Memory Care focuses on the care, evaluation and treatment of memory loss and dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease and other memory…
Washington University Study Shows Alzheimer’s Progression May Hinge on Newfound Amyloid & Tau Link
Weak microglia may constitute a link between two hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease—clumps of amyloid- β protein and tangles of tau protein. Microglia, the brain’s primary…
Lund University & Skane Hospital Studies Evidence that Blood Tests Detect Alzheimer’s Disease
A Lund University Study confirms that a simple blood test can reveal whether there is accelerating nerve cell damage in the brain. The researchers analyzed…
University of Chicago Researchers Identify Modified Protein that can Prevent Alzheimer’s in Mice
University of Chicago researchers engaged in preclinical research have redeemed amyloid precursor protein (APP), a contributor to Alzheimer’s disease, as an unlikely hero by uncovering…
University of South Florida-led Preclinical Study Helps Uncover Possible New Alzheimer’s Disease Therapeutic Target
University of South Florida-Led preclinical study helps uncovered promising therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers have known that Apolipoprotein E (apoeE) is a major genetic…
Atlanta VA & Emory Study the Connection Between High LDL Cholesterol & Early-Onset Alzheimer’s
Janice Wood of PsychCentral reports that new research has uncovered a link between high LDL cholesterol levels and early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Based on these results,…