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FDA to Consider Nuplazid to Treat Dementia-related Psychosis

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted a request by Acadia Pharmaceuticals‘ that  Nuplazid (pimavanserin) be approved for a new indication: the treatment of delusions and hallucinations associated with dementia-related psychosis. The company’s supplemental new drug application, which was submitted in June, was granted…

Foundation Offers Free Online Memory Screenings

To promote brain health, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is offering free online memory screenings that people can participate in from home. The confidential screenings — part of the AFA’s National Memory Screening Program — are provided Mondays and Wednesdays from 10…

AlzeCure Announces Positive Data From Its First Clinical Study of ACD856

AlzeCure Pharma announced positive results from its first clinical study of ACD856 for the potential treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. According to the company, ACD856 showed a good pharmacokinetic profile — namely a significantly shorter human half-life than its predecessor, ACD855 — and suitability for further clinical development as…