Marisa Wexler, MS, senior science writer —

Although the vast majority of older Americans are concerned about Alzheimer’s disease, most are unaware of Aduhelm (aducanumab), the recently approved treatment for the disease, according to a survey study. “The contrast between older Americans who were very concerned about developing Alzheimer’s disease and those that actually knew…

ACI-35.030, an experimental anti-tau vaccine that AC Immune is developing for Alzheimer’s disease, was able to potently induce an immune response as intended and was generally well-tolerated, according to 10-week interim data from a Phase 1/2 clinical trial. “These latest interim results add to the robust clinical dataset…

Acadia Pharmaceuticals has resubmitted an application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval of Nuplazid (pimavanserin) for hallucinations and delusions associated with psychosis in Alzheimer’s disease. The announcement from Acadia comes less than a year after the FDA rejected the company’s original application…

A recent proposal to limit Medicare coverage for Aduhelm (aducanumab) and similar medicines to Alzheimer’s disease patients who are enrolled in clinical trials ignores current science and would drastically curtail access these therapies, UsAgainstAlzheimer’s argues. UsAgainstAlzheimer’s (UsA2), based in Washington, D.C., is founded by family members of people affecting by…

An optimized version of ACI-24, an experimental vaccine designed to induce an immune response against abnormal protein clumps that drive Alzheimer’s disease, was able to induce a powerful immune response — as intended — and generally was well-tolerated in animal studies. Scientists at AC Immune, which is developing ACI-24,…

A recent proposal that Medicare only cover Aduhelm (aducanumab) for patients with Alzheimer’s disease who are enrolled in clinical trials is needlessly restrictive, and will prevent many people from accessing a medication that may be able to help them. That’s the argument made by Jeffrey Cummings, MD, a…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has placed a full clinical hold on COR388 (atuzaginstat), an investigational oral therapy Cortexyme is developing for Alzheimer’s disease and now cancer. The decision means that Cortexyme will not be allowed to conduct in-person testing of COR388 until further notice. The company…

3K3A-APC, an investigational therapy for stroke about to enter Phase 3 clinical testing, may also help to protect the brain against Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. “Our recent and current data support development of 3K3A-APC for neurological conditions associated with cognitive dysfunction such as Alzheimer’s disease and…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has put a clinical hold Denali Therapeutics’ application to begin clinical testing of DNL919, an immune-modulating medication that the company is developing to treat Alzheimer’s disease. The FDA will issue an official clinical hold letter to Denali in the next month…

A new proposal in the U.S. that Medicare cover the cost of Aduhelm (aducanumab) only for people enrolled in qualifying clinical trials has been met with outrage from the Alzheimer’s Association and decried by Biogen, which developed the treatment alongside Eisai. Issued by the U.S. Centers…