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Amarantus BioScience Holdings, Inc., a biotechnology company committed to developing diagnostics in neurology and to advance therapeutic products in several areas such as neurology, ophthalmology, psychiatry and regenerative medicine, recently announced the formation of an Alzheimer’s disease Diagnostics Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). The company also designated three renowned experts in Alzheimer’s disease and neurological disorders as its first members: Paula…

A recent study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease titled “A Clinical Study of Lupron Depot in the Treatment of Women with Alzheimer’s Disease: Preservation of Cognitive Function in Patients Taking an Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor and Treated with High Dose Lupron Over 48 Weeks“ showed that women…

AC Immune SA recently announced it has signed an exclusive worldwide license agreement and collaboration contract with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to develop and commercialize anti-Tau vaccines to treat Alzheimer’s disease. According to the contract, Janssen Research & Development, an affiliate of Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., will advance the development of the vaccine ACI-35 which is…

A research team from the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center developed a form of insulin intended to be delivered via nasal spray that can have positive results on mental capabilities, such as the working memory of adults suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and other mental and cognitive impairments. The study examined the nasal spray’s effects on 60 adults diagnosed with amnesic mild…

A team of researchers from Scandinavia conducted a study, titled, “The Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability (FINGER): Study design and progress,” now published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia – the journal of the Alzheimer’s Association. It evidenced physical activity, cognitive…

An important victory for Alzheimer’s disease patients advocates occurred last month when the U.S. Congress approved legislation that can significantly increase the federal budget allotted for research and development on newer and better approaches to prevent and treat this common form of dementia. Larisa Kofman, the public policy director for the Alzheimer’s Association’s Oregon…

Alzheimer’s Association Founder Jerome Stone (Source: Alzheimer’s Association) Jerome H. Stone, a philanthropist, prominent businessman, and founding president of the Alzheimer’s Association, passed away January 1, 2015 in Chicago at the age of 101. Harry Johns, the current CEO and president of the Alzheimer’s Association said in a…

German biotechnology company, MorphoSys, was informed by its partner, Swiss global health-care company, Roche, about their decision to discontinue gantenerumab‘s Phase III SCarletRoAD trial for prodromal Alzheimer’s Disease patients. This decision is supported by a recommendation from the Independent Data Monitoring Committee, and by a pre-planned futility assessment. According to Roche, the trial was…

Actavis and Adamas Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has accepted Namzaric‘s New Drug Application (NDA) as a fixed-dose combination of memantine hydrochloride extended-release, a NMDA receptor antagonist, and donepezil hydrochloride, an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, for the treatment of moderate to severe Alzheimer’s Disease in patients stabilized on memantine hydrochloride…

High levels of testosterone may be connected with higher risk for hallucinations, aggression and other acting-out actions in men that already have Alzheimer’s disease. Lower testosterone levels increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to studies. However, once the onset of Alzheimer’s is established, higher levels of…