The National Institute on Aging (NIA) has awarded a five-year grant worth up to $5 million to support a clinical trial that will test AAV2-BDNF, an investigational gene therapy, in people with Alzheimer’s disease or mild cognitive impairment, which often precedes dementia. The therapy aims to deliver the gene BDNF to cells within specific regions of the…
Annovis Bio’s oral therapy ANVS401 (also known as Posiphen) led to significant improvements in cognition in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, according to data from the first patient group in a Phase 2a study. The improvements were also observed in patients with Parkinson’s disease enrolled in the study. “The results from the first cohort of 14…
For the first time in almost 18 years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new treatment — Aduhelm, formerly known as aducanumab — for Alzheimer’s disease, and a first targeted treatment for patients. With this approval, Aduhelm becomes the first disease-modifying therapy for Alzheimer’s, and the first such therapy to come under FDA…
From participating in a fundraiser on the longest day of the year, to sporting purple gear and sharing stories, supporters are marking Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, as they do each June. The purpose is to raise awareness among the general public, as well as among policymakers, public authorities, industry representatives, scientists, and health professionals.…
In a few days, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to announce whether or not it decided that aducanumab, an investigational treatment for Alzheimer’s disease developed by Biogen, merits approval and wide clinical use. The medication’s review marks the first time in nearly two decades that the FDA has considered approving a…
ProMIS Neurosciences will advance the development of PMN310, its manmade antibody designed to target the toxic forms of amyloid beta that underlie Alzheimer’s disease. The first step in the manufacturing of PMN310 will be carried out by Selexis with its proprietary CHO-K1 cell line, part of the company’s SUREtechnology platform. The platform uses Selexis’ optimized, high-performance mammalian (Chinese…
The Alzheimer’s Association and its advocacy affiliate, the Alzheimer’s Impact Movement (AIM), are backing recently introduced bipartisan legislation to support equity in Alzheimer’s disease clinical trials. The Equity in Neuroscience and Alzheimer’s Clinical Trials (ENACT) Act of 2021 (H.R. 3085/S. 1548) would amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the diversity of participants in…
Brown University is establishing the Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research to build a world-class research program that is focused on the early detection and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders. The center is made possible by separate gifts of $25 million and $5 million from donors who wish to be anonymous. It will bring together…
Annovis Bio is seeking orphan drug status for its investigational therapy ANVS401, known as Posiphen, for treating Alzheimer’s disease in people with Down syndrome (DS-AD). The clinical-stage drug platform company has filed an application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for such designation, granted to therapies for rare diseases. “The FDA orphan drug application…
A $10.7-million grant to investigate the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer’s disease has been awarded to the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Despite years of research, scientists have yet to come up with a cure for Alzheimer’s disease — or a way to prevent…
