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July 14, 2017July 14, 2017

E-Scape Bio Hits $63 Million in Financing to Develop Alzheimer’s Therapy

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E-Scape Bio, the Gladstone Institutes’ spin-off company working to develop therapies for neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, announced that it has raised a total of $63 million in Series A ... Read more

July 13, 2017

2017 Alzheimer Award Goes to Shi-Jiang Li for Developing CARE Index

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Prof. Shi-Jiang Li, PhD, is the recipient of the 2017 Alzheimer Award granted every year by the associate editors of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (JAD). Li was singled ... Read more

July 12, 2017

Strawberry Compound Fisetin Slows Cognitive Decline of Aging in Mouse Study

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Researchers fed the antioxidant fisetin, found in strawberries and other fruits and vegetables, to mice for seven months and found that the compound partially protected the animals from age-associated cognitive ... Read more

July 11, 2017July 13, 2017

Axovant to Present New Results on Intepirdine and Nelotanserin Research Programs

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New results from its intepirdine (RVT-101) and nelotanserin research programs on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Lewy body dementia will be shared soon, Axovant Sciences announced. The data will be presented at ... Read more

July 10, 2017

Moderate but Not Low-intensity Exercise Might Help Protect Brain from Alzheimer’s

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People at risk for Alzheimer’s disease who spend more time doing moderate-intensity exercise have a healthier level of glucose metabolism in the brain — considered a reflection of how healthy ... Read more

July 7, 2017July 7, 2017

Alzheimer’s Disease Patients with Psychosis Misdiagnosed at Higher Rates than Previously Thought, Study Finds

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Patients with Alzheimer’s disease who experience delusions and hallucinations are five times more likely to be misdiagnosed than Alzheimer’s patients without psychosis, new research from St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Canada, ... Read more

July 6, 2017

AgeneBio Receives Grant for Drug-Discovery Program Targeting Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s

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AgeneBio has received a $750,000 grant from the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) to support the development of a novel GABAA discovery program targeting hippocampal overactivity in the brain, which ... Read more

July 5, 2017

Enzyme Slices Off Protein Chunks That End up Toxic, Contributing to Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, Study Reports

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An enzyme called asparagine endopeptidase contributes to Parkinson’s as well as Alzheimer’s by slicing off fragments of proteins that end up being toxic, a study reports. Previous researched showed ... Read more

June 30, 2017June 30, 2017

Caregiver Embarks on Walk from Atlanta to D.C. to Raise Alzheimer’s Awareness

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William Glass, who has seen the devastating toll that Alzheimer’s disease inflicts on families as a caregiver for his mother, is setting out on a 640-mile walk from Atlanta ... Read more

June 29, 2017

Dementia Patients Cared for by Family Members in Poor Mental Health Die Earlier, Study Suggests

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Patients with dementia or other neurodegenerative diseases may die earlier if family members who act as caregivers have poor mental health, according to a study published recently in the ... Read more