Grant Goes to Elixiron Immunotherapeutics for Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment

According to an article from Newswire, the Alzheimer's Association is awarding Elixiron Immunotherapeutics one million dollars for work on their Alzheimer's treatment, EI1071. This money will go towards a clinical…

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New Blood Test Improves Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis
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New Blood Test Improves Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis

  A blood test that gives a more accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease was announced at the July 2020 International Conference of the Alzheimer’s Association. The Association estimates that approximately…

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Analyzing the Alzheimer’s Disease Proteome Develops New Drug Targets
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Analyzing the Alzheimer’s Disease Proteome Develops New Drug Targets

  As of right now, there are no treatments for Alzheimer's disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disorder. However, that may soon change. A study led by UCLA researchers identified potential drug…

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Researchers’ Attention is Shifting to a New Theory About Alzheimer’s Disease
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Researchers’ Attention is Shifting to a New Theory About Alzheimer’s Disease

  According to a recent article in BioSpace, Biogen and Eisai have launched a new preclinical Phase III trial of BAN2401 to treat pre-clinical Alzheimer's disease. The new study follows…

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Planned Phase 2 Trial of ANVS401 for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Moving Forward
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Planned Phase 2 Trial of ANVS401 for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Moving Forward

As reported in Parkinson's News Today, an investigational therapy to treat patients with Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson’s disease has had its Phase 2 trial approved by the central institutional review…

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Biomarkers in Alzheimer’s Give Researchers a Heads Up to Predict Early Parkinson’s Disease
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Biomarkers in Alzheimer’s Give Researchers a Heads Up to Predict Early Parkinson’s Disease

  Parkinson’s News Today recently published an article containing new information about biomarkers in Alzheimer’s disease that can be linked to the early stages of Parkinson’s disease. Many people with…

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Scientists Can Identify Schwann Cells Using Novel Bar Code Technique
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Scientists Can Identify Schwann Cells Using Novel Bar Code Technique

Scientists and researchers have long known how important glial cells are to the nervous system. Not only do these cells make up a majority of cells within the central nervous…

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Study: ANAVEX 3-71 as a Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases
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Study: ANAVEX 3-71 as a Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Anavex Life Sciences Corporation has recently announced that they will conduct a clinical trial for their small molecule, ANAVEX®3-71. This therapy is intended to treat neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental conditions, such…

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Researchers Add a Third Risk Factor To Alzheimer’s Disease That Affects the Blood Brain Barrier

It is acknowledged in the medical community that clumps of misfolded tau proteins and amyloid-β are markers of Alzheimer’s disease. The evidence presented in recent article in Nature, shows that…

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Klotho Gene Variant Reduces Alzheimer’s Disease Risk in High-Risk Adults
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Klotho Gene Variant Reduces Alzheimer’s Disease Risk in High-Risk Adults

  According to MedPage Today, carriers of the gene variation APOE4 are much more at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. However, researchers found that one copy of the Klotho gene mutation,…

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Nasal Vaccine Prevents Neuronal Loss in Mice Models of Alzheimer’s Disease
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Nasal Vaccine Prevents Neuronal Loss in Mice Models of Alzheimer’s Disease

According to an article in The Asahi Shimbun, Japanese scientists have developed a new vaccine to mitigate neuronal degeneration caused by Alzheimer's disease. The vaccine, delivered nasally, had promising results…

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Researchers Have Found an Early Sign of Alzheimer’s Disease in DNA Modification
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Researchers Have Found an Early Sign of Alzheimer’s Disease in DNA Modification

  In February 2020, Epigenetics published results of a study reporting that researchers have found an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease in DNA modification (methylation) that had been overlooked. Patients…

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Toxic Protein Identified: Closing in on Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases
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Toxic Protein Identified: Closing in on Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases

  For years scientists have tried to understand how and why tau, well known to researchers for its implication in Alzheimer’s disease, changes from its normal form to a harmful…

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Study: Results from Phases II/III of Clinical Trial of Gantenerumab, a Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease
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Study: Results from Phases II/III of Clinical Trial of Gantenerumab, a Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease

Roche has recently released the results of the latest phases of their study of gantenerumab, which is a treatment of a rare form of Alzheimer's disease. This form, which is…

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ICYMI: A Good Business Decision vs. The Right Ethical Choice: Conducting Clinical Trials

A recent article written by Craig Klugman debates the ethical obligations pharmaceutical companies have to conduct clinical trials for drugs which have a likely potential to benefit a patient population…

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Senator Cruz Encourages FDA to Expand Number of Conditions Covered by Parallel Track Policy
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Senator Cruz Encourages FDA to Expand Number of Conditions Covered by Parallel Track Policy

In a letter to Dr. Norman Sharpless, the acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration since April 5, Senator Ted Cruz encouraged the federal agency to expand the number…

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