Being started on a smaller dose of the approved early Alzheimer’s disease therapy Kisunla (donanemab) — by shifting one vial from the first to the third infusion treatment — reduces the risk of ARIA-E, or amyloid-related imaging abnormalities associated with brain swelling, among adults with the neurodegenerative condition. That’s…
November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, and the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is encouraging those impacted by Alzheimer’s disease — and their supporters — to wear teal and spread the word on social media to educate people. The AFA notes on its website that it selected…
Alzamend Neuro has determined the maximum tolerated dosage of AL001, its experimental lithium therapy for Alzheimer’s disease and other disorders, that will be used in future clinical trials. The identified dose is unlikely to require the type of intensive drug monitoring that has been a major hurdle to the…
Sage Therapeutics plans to stop developing dalzanemdor (SAGE-718) for Alzheimer’s disease after the treatment failed to meet the main goal of improving cognitive function in a Phase 2 study in patients with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia. In the LIGHTWAVE study (NCT05619692), patients treated with dalzanemdor didn’t…
Higher exposure to outdoor light at night may increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, especially in people younger than 65, according to a study that drew on Medicare records and satellite-based light pollution maps. “Average nighttime light intensity was more strongly associated with [Alzheimer’s disease] prevalence than some…
After completing a third review of interim safety data, an independent safety monitoring board has recommended the continuation — without modifications — of two ongoing Phase 3 clinical trials testing the oral therapy simufilam in people with Alzheimer’s disease. The board’s findings were announced by therapy developer…
September is awareness month for Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, and Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) is calling on the disease to be made a global health priority with the theme, “Time to act on dementia, time to act on Alzheimer’s.” Several initiatives have been held…
Fosgonimeton, an investigational medication from Athira Pharma, failed to significantly improve cognitive and daily functioning in adults with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease who took part in a Phase 2/3 clinical trial, despite being safe and well tolerated, top-line data show. “These are not the results we hoped…
Fujirebio Diagnostics asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve its Alzheimer’s disease diagnostic blood test, Lumipulse G pTau 217/β [beta]-Amyloid 1-42 Plasma Ratio. If approved, the test would be the first commercially available blood-based in vitro test in the U.S. to aid in diagnosing…
Alzamend Neuro is partnering with Massachusetts General Hospital to conduct a Phase 2 clinical trial of AL001, an oral therapy being developed for dementia related to Alzheimer’s disease. The trial will compare the brain levels of AL001, a novel lithium-delivery system, with those of marketed lithium, in healthy…
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