Phil’s Journal: Pandemic Disrupts Alzheimer’s Clinical Trials. Including Mine
The response was disappointing but not particularly surprising. Earlier in the day, I had sent a quick email to check in with the staff…
The response was disappointing but not particularly surprising. Earlier in the day, I had sent a quick email to check in with the staff…
SAN DIEGO — A highly anticipated Alzheimer’s conference opened here last night with reports about a powerful new drug for treating dementia-related delusions and…
An Alzheimer’s drug that attacks tau proteins is now being moved into new clinical trials in the U.S. and Europe, according to Singapore-based pharmaceutical…
After an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, many caregivers and patients feel as if they are sent away with a pamphlet, pills and little concrete advice on…
Being Patient meets John Gallacher, Professor of Cognitive Health at Oxford University and Director of the Dementias Platform UK (DPUK), to find out how…
A recent study reported that sildenafil, sold under the brand name Viagra, and other medicines from the same group called phosphodiesterase type-5 inhibitors may…
Biogen and Eisai’s monoclonal antibody drugs for Alzheimer’s — Aduhelm (now off the market) and Leqembi (fully approved by the FDA in 2023) —…
Apathy is an extremely common symptom of Alzheimer’s. It impairs patients’ ability to socialize and maintain routines, activities that are central to preserving their…
Lack of diversity in clinical trials for Alzheimer’s and other diseases is hurting research, experts say. New data offers some solutions. New research presented…
Geri Taylor, a participant in the aducanumab (Aduhelm) clinical trial, and her husband Jim share insights about taking part in the research. UPDATE: 3…
Image: Phil Gutis receives an aducanumab infusion while carrying out his “silly shoe challenge.” Phil Gutis reflects on the significance of participating in the…
Biogen announced this week that it was cancelling the dementia drug it was testing in a Phase 2 trial that aimed to fight tau…
For scientists searching to find a cure for Alzheimer’s, clinical trials are essential. Testing the drugs that have been decades in the making is…
Did you know that the brain is the most mysterious organ in the human body? Scientists still don’t know the majority of what there…
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