When you are looking for new treatments that will either stop or slow the development of Alzheimer’s disease, where would you look? According to a recent article in Gladstone…
The Times Now News recently featured an article that highlighted a study by a group of NYU Langone scientists. The study paper was published October 6th, 2021 in the…
According to a recent article in Biospace, Eisai Pharmaceutical and Biogen Biotechnology recently announced updates to their Phase IIB study 201 and a five-year open-label extension (OLE) studies using lecanemab…
Author Lauren Wellbank recently interviewed Dr. Sara Candler, Director of the Iora Care Team, for a special edition of Martha Stewart’s Health and Wellness. The interview focused on dementia and…
Fenchol, a natural compound, is known for its herbal and appealing scent. This compound is found in a number of plants, including basil, nutmeg, and eucalyptus leaves. In the past,…
Over the years, an inordinate amount of time and resources have been spent on the search for the cause of Alzheimer’s disease. According to a recent article in Medical News…
The Arizona Bioindustry Association recently published an article stating that researchers at Arizona University are now proceeding to a Phase 2b clinical trial for a newly developed therapy for Alzheimer's. The…
According to a recent article in Science Daily, the WHO lists Alzheimer’s disease as the cause of dementia in approximately seventy percent of cases worldwide or a total of twenty-four…
Have you ever heard of a “chaperone” protein? Well, the term pretty much refers to proteins which help direct the way that proteins fold, or a protein which leads “quality…
The article appeared on August 17th in the print issue of the National Academy of Sciences. The study offers an in-depth understanding of the underappreciated function of brain cholesterol. A…
Welcome to Study of the Week from Patient Worthy. In this segment, we select a study we posted about from the previous week that we think is of particular interest…
In the past, researchers have noted an association between neuroinflammation (inflammation of nervous system tissue) and Alzheimer’s disease. However, researchers often believed that neuroinflammation was more of a result of…
In mid-August 2021, Parkinson's News Today reported that dosing was complete in a Phase 2a clinical trial. During the trial, researchers were evaluated ANVS401, an investigational compound for patients…
Breakthrough Therapy designation is granted by the FDA as a way to accelerate drug development and review. In particular, the designation is granted to drugs or biologics for serious conditions,…
Medical professionals are still working to uncover the cause of Alzheimer's disease. While they believe that a combination of genetic and environmental factors paired with certain lifestyle choices leads to…
Alois Alzheimer, a clinical psychiatrist and expert in the study of the nervous system, reported a disease process of the cerebral cortex. The year was 1906. We are approaching July…
The pressure was on. Researchers had been studying Alzheimer’s for decades. Every morsel of discovery was hailed as moving closer to a cure and results were always expected soon…
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