Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have been conducting research on tau proteins, specifically how it spreads from cell to cell. According to an article in Newswise, this team of researchers…
What sort of treatments are available for patients with dementia and other neurodegenerative conditions? Are these treatments safe and effective? While these questions vary in answers, researchers are currently exploring…
Medical professionals are constantly looking for treatments that will halt or even reverse the progression of Alzheimer's disease, and a new vaccine called E22W42 may be a large step in…
Last week, clinical stage biopharmaceutical company Neurotrope announced that the first patient was dosed in a Phase 2 clinical trial to test the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of bryostatin-1…
According to a recent article in Business Wire, it is estimated that five million people in the United States over the age of sixty-five are coping with Alzheimer’s at…
According to a recent article in MedicalXpress, researchers in Japan led by Dr. Shinsuke Ishigaki and his team at Nagoya University, have identified new molecular details about tau’s activity. Alzheimer’s,…
Within the last month, BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. announced the publication of pre-clinical data on the NurOwn system. NurOwn technology produces autologous, bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) for…
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…
Researchers created a new free-movement pattern (FMP) Y-maze from a Y-maze behavioral test that already exists. They believe the test will be effective in people and in animal models. Their…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
You have a number of different cells throughout your body, all of which perform different functions or provide support. One extremely interesting type are astrocytes, star-shaped glial cells that…
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Neurotrope is launching a long term Phase 2 trial of Bryostatin-1, which is a treatment for Alzheimer's disease. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will be joining this study, giving…
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…
According to News Scientist, researchers from Tufts University recently sought to understand whether Alzheimer's disease could result from viral causes. They focused on herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1), a common…
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…
COVID-19 is difficult for many of us. We are facing an unprecedented time and questions abound. How do we handle our work, our families, our health? If you are a…
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,…
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…
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…
Clinical trials and healthcare as a whole are being transformed by new technology. It's essential for clinical trial sponsors to be aware of the new options available to them, and…
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