Scientists have developed a simple blood test that may help clinicians identify whether a person has accumulations of abnormal…
Alice Melão
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Articles by Alice Melão
Targeting a single enzyme called PI3K-delta prevented neuroinflammation, reduced the accumulation of toxic amyloid-beta plaques in the brain, and prevented…
Anavex Life Sciences has launched an extension study — called ATTENTION-AD — to investigate the long-term safety and efficacy…
The first two patients with Alzheimer’s disease have been dosed with Cassava Sciences’ investigational small molecule PTI-125…
A modified Mediterranean-ketogenic diet can regulate bacteria in the gut that may contribute to the development and progression of cognitive…
Samumed’s SM07883 Can Prevent Tau-Mediated Neuroinflammation, Neurodegeneration in Mice, Study Shows
The small molecule inhibitor SM07883, being developed by Samumed, can effectively prevent tau protein toxic accumulation, and tau-mediated…
AxoSim has acquired exclusive rights to lab-grown brain miniatures, coined “Mini-Brain,” a technology developed at Johns Hopkins University…
Treatment with naproxen, an anti-inflammatory medication, failed to prevent the progression of Alzheimer’s in individuals at risk of developing the…
The first patient has been dosed in Alkahest‘s Phase 2 clinical trial testing its investigational therapy, GRF6019, in individuals…
Sterubin, an active chemical compound extracted from a native California plant, was found to hold neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory potential for…