A phase 2 study on BAN2401, a monoclonal antibody that hits soluble amyloid beta oligomers, showed that it limits cognitive decline in patients with slight cognitive injury or premature Alzheimer’s dementia on two scales and removed brain amyloid in 81% of patients in the trial.
Risk of Alzheimer's disease increases with reduction in levels of plasmalogens, a class of lipids produced by the liver that constitute cell membranes in the brain, confirms new research presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2018 by Mitchel A. Kling, MD, an associate professor of Psychiatry in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
In a breakthrough finding, revealed through the final analysis of a mid-stage trial, Japanese pharmaceutical firm, Eisai Co and Biogen Inc’s drug for Alzheimer’s proved beneficial for patients who received the highest dose.
In a research study led by Yuksel Agca, associate professor of veterinary pathology and a researcher in the Comparative Medicine Program in the MU College of Veterinary Medicine, it was found that two proteins namely APP and PS1, were the key factors linked to Alzheimer’s disorder, by carrying out the research work in rat model. If the accumulation of amyloid-β could be manipulated, it could lead to a decrease in the onset of Alzheimer Disease.
EIP Pharma raised $20.5 million series B funding to support Neflamapimod, the phase 2b program of its Alzheimer treatment. The funding is also to build the team and to support other research studies related to central nervous system disorders.
Greater than 90% of all Alzheimer’s disease (AD) cases are sporadic, meaning there are few hereditary risk factors for developing the disease. Although certain genetic variants increase the risk of AD, age is the strongest known risk factor. Yet, understanding how the underlying molecular mechanisms of aging predispose individuals to AD has remained elusive. Now, a team of researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have discovered what they believe are changes to the normal epigenetic landscape that lead to the onset of Alzheimer’s.
Washington University School of Medicine sleep specialist Yo-El Ju, MD, led a research team that found circadian rhythm disruptions occur in people whose memories are intact but whose brain scans show early, preclinical evidence of Alzheimer's disease. She previously had discovered that people with clinical symptoms of Alzheimer's have disturbances in their internal body clocks that affect the sleep/wake cycle. Credit: Washington University School of Medicine.
The experimental drug J147 is something of a modern elixir of life; it’s been shown to treat Alzheimer’s disease and reverse aging in mice and is almost ready for clinical trials in humans.
Amgen and Basel, Switzerland-based Novartis announced they have expanded their collaboration with the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute (BAI) to launch a new clinical trial in Alzheimer’s.
Buildups of "clumpy" proteins in the brain are well-known hallmarks of Alzheimer's, but not everyone who has them goes on to develop this neurodegenerative disease. Why is that? New research investigates.
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