The majority of experimental Alzheimer’s drugs are being designed to halt the progression of the disease — a strategy which so far has yielded…
The approval of the controversial anti-amyloid drug Aduhelm last year marked a major milestone for Alzheimer’s research — it became the first new drug…
Most Alzheimer’s treatments on the market today help manage symptoms, like memory loss — but they don’t get at the root cause. Roche hoped their…
While scientists don’t know yet what causes Alzheimer’s, beta-amyloid protein plaques remain one of the prime suspects. While many approaches have focused on clearing…
TauRx is currently running a Phase 3 trial called LUCIDITY for what they hope will become the first ever Alzheimer’s pill. But they’ve had…
The majority of Alzheimer’s research to date has been conducted in white participants. For example, the first FDA-approved anti-amyloid drug to treat Alzheimer’s, Aduhelm,…
According to an Eisai press release, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has now granted priority review to a new anti-amyloid drug by Biogen…
Dr. Tom Oxley has been obsessed with the brain since he was 13. “I studied medicine, because I just wanted to learn about the…
There were more than 140 experimental Alzheimer’s drugs in clinical trials as of the start of 2022. On the one hand, this number inspires…
Scientists have faced obstacle after obstacle in the search for effective Alzheimer’s drugs. While there are a number of symptomatic drugs approved by the…
A Phase 2a clinical trial is underway to test the possible benefits of sodium selenate for people living with frontotemporal dementia. While Alzheimer’s is…
Vaccines are considered one of the greatest innovations in medical history. Immunizations help train the body’s immune system to recognize and respond to a…
This Alzheimer’s drug has already been approved for use in China. The clinical trials that could lead to approval in the U.S. have just…
UPDATE: 3 March 2024, 8:37 P.M. ET. In February 2024, Biogen took Aduhelm off the market, citing financial concerns. Although the drug did receive…
The busy life of brain cells is not so different from the supply chain that supports online purchases. A transaction is registered at a…