Alzheimer's disease

Leqembi lowers amyloid, safety issues persist | Pharma News

Eisai, Biogenā€™s Leqembi reduces amyloid in Alzheimerā€™s, but safety concerns remain

Anika Sharma

Amid mounting concerns regarding the potential strain on healthcare infrastructure due to Leqembi, a drug for Alzheimer’s disease, Eisai and ...

Araclonā€™s vaccine slows Alzheimerā€™s in trial | Pharmtales

Araclonā€™s Alzheimerā€™s vaccine shows promise in phase 2 trial

Anika Sharma

Araclon Biotech, a subsidiary of Grifols, has unveiled promising early evidence regarding the effectiveness of its Alzheimer’s disease vaccine. In ...

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CMS proposes to cover more PET scans for Alzheimerā€™s disease diagnosis

Anika Sharma

This year, promising drug treatments for Alzheimer’s disease have emerged, prompting the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to ...

Roche and Ionis expand partnership with new RNA programs for Alzheimerā€™s and Huntingtonā€™s

Roche and Ionis expand partnership with new RNA programs for Alzheimerā€™s and Huntingtonā€™s

Anika Sharma

Roche, in its quest to find effective treatments for Alzheimer’s diseases after the setbacks of gantenerumab, has reaffirmed its commitment ...

Sanofi, drug repurposing, First Wave BioPharma, Alzheimer's disease, urinary incontinence, Capeserod

First Wave acquires Sanofiā€™s Alzheimerā€™s drug for GI disorders, retains buyback option

Anika Sharma

First Wave BioPharma has seized an opportunity from Sanofi to revive a long-dormant molecule, capeserod, by paying an upfront sum ...

Ad Council and Alzheimer's Association's Fresh Push to Raise Alzheimer's Awareness in Hispanic Community

Ad Council and Alzheimer’s Association’s Fresh Push to Raise Alzheimer’s Awareness in Hispanic Community

Anika Sharma

The Ad Council and the Alzheimer’s Association (AA) have unveiled a poignant new slogan, “Some Things Come with Age,” designed ...

How Hearing Aids Can Help Prevent Cognitive Decline in Some People

Some individuals’ cognitive deterioration may be slowed by hearing aids

SG Tylor

Amid the focus on expensive therapies targeting amyloid for Alzheimer’s disease, a new clinical study highlights an alternative approach to ...

Eisai Reveals New Data on Lecanemab, a Breakthrough Alzheimerā€™s Drug, at AAIC 2023

Eisai Unveils Lecanemab’s Alzheimer’s Breakthrough at AAIC 2023

SG Tylor

Source – Eisai July 20, 2023 Biogen revealed the results of a comprehensive analysis of the Phase III Clarity AD ...

Donanemab Shows Significant Advance in Alzheimerā€™s Treatment

Donanemab Shows Significant Advance in Alzheimerā€™s Treatment

SG Tylor

Source – Eli Lilly The full data from Eli Lilly’s TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2 trial of the amyloid drug donanemab has validated ...

How will Medicare be affected by the cost of Leqembi from Eisai and Biogen? Sen. Sanders is curious

How will Medicare be affected by the cost of Leqembi from Eisai and Biogen? Sen. Sanders is curious

SG Tylor

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is increasing his pressure on the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding the ...

BMS purchases the Prothena Alzheimer's medication in a $2.2 billion transaction

BMS purchases the Prothena Alzheimer’s medication in a $2.2 billion transaction

SG Tylor

Source: Prothena Bristol-Myers Squibb has taken an option on a tau protein-targeting antibody in early-stage clinical development from Prothena on ...

Eisai has requested to approve Leqembi, its therapy for Alzheimer's disease, in South Korea

Eisai has requested to approve Leqembi, its therapy for Alzheimer’s disease, in South Korea

SG Tylor

This filing comes just before an FDA advisory committee meeting, which has raised expectations of the drug receiving full approval ...