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Dosing Starts in Phase 2 trial of Bryostatin-1 for Alzheimer’s

Neurotrope Bioscience announced that dosing of patients has started in its Phase 2 clinical trial to further evaluate Bryostatin-1, the company’s investigational candidate for the treatment of moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease. “Completion of enrollment in our confirmatory Phase 2 trial is an important step toward understanding the transformative…

Alzheimer’s Disease Duration and Outcome Vary According to Ethnoracial Groups, Study Finds

Hispanic-American patients with Alzheimer’s disease tend to live significantly longer after disease onset and with milder cognitive decline than African-Americans and non-Hispanic whites, a study reports. The study, “Ethnoracial differences in Alzheimer’s disease from the FLorida Autopsied Multi-Ethnic (FLAME) cohort,” was published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia.