Limiting air pollution may slow cognitive decline and lower the risk of dementia for older women, according to three analyses involving more than 2,000 women, ages 74 to 92, living across the U.S. “We’ve known for some time that air pollution is bad for our brains and overall health, including a connection to amyloid buildup…
On June 7, Aduhelm (aducanumab) became the first new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in nearly two decades, and this disorder’s first targeted therapy. Scarcely a month later, the agency took the unusual step of updating its label for the newly approved medication. It revised…
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $2-million grant to support research into the role of infections in the development of Alzheimer’s disease. The preclinical study will be conducted at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). “If we can prove the theory that infection is one of the factors…
AADvac1, an investigational vaccine targeting abnormal tau protein, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, was found to be safe and effectively reduced the signs of neurodegeneration in patients with mild disease, according to data from the ADAMANT Phase 2 clinical trial. In a subgroup of participants with a confirmed Alzheimer’s biomarker profile, AADvac1 significantly slowed clinical…
A new Phase 3 trial, a collaboration between Eli Lilly and the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, is planned to evaluate the potential of donanemab in preventing the cognitive and functional decline related to Alzheimer’s disease. Called TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 3, the study will enroll people with “evidence” of Alzheimer’s but no clinical symptoms. Those with and without the ApoE4 gene variant, a known genetic…
Researchers have identified new mutations in six genes that may increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Their study involved the genetic analysis of 19 families in Utah with higher-than-normal occurrence of the disease. The scientists found relevant mutations in the genes PELI3, FCHO1, SNAP91, COX6A2, MUC16, and PIDD1. The analysis also identified rare mutations…
SciSparc is set to start a Phase 2a study evaluating the safety and efficacy of SCI-110, its investigational cannabinoid-based therapy for Alzheimer’s disease and agitation. “We are very excited to begin our trial,” Adi Zuloff-Shani, PhD, chief technologies officer of SciSparc, said in a press release, noting that current off-label therapies for Alzheimer’s agitation have…
Alzamend Neuro has requested approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin clinical trials to test AL001, its investigational lithium-based ionic cocrystal oral therapy for dementia related to Alzheimer’s disease. The request was made in the form of an investigational new drug (IND) application that, if approved, will allow the start of…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has pulled back the controversial and sweeping approval recently given to Aduhelm (aducanumab), updating the treatment’s label at its manufacturer’s request so that it is prescribed to early-stage Alzheimer’s patients only rather than all with this disease. Whereas the FDA’s original June approval indicated simply that Aduhelm could be used “for…
The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is recruiting participants for a Phase 3 trial that will test the efficacy and safety of lecanemab (BAN2401) in those who are at risk of developing symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. The global AHEAD (NCT04468659) study seeks to enroll 1,165 participants in North America to test lecanemab…
