LEQEMBI IQLIK is the first and only anti-amyloid treatment to offer an at-home injection to help patients and care partners continue to treat this progressive, relentless disease after initial treatment of 18 months LEQEMBI IQLIK will be launched on October 6, 2025, in the U.S. TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, "Eisai") and Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq:...Read more
Manuscript featured in leading open-access scientific journal Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy SARASOTA, FL, Aug. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Silo Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: SILO) (“Silo” or “the Company), a diversified developmental-stage biopharmaceutical and cryptocurrency treasury company, today announced the publication of preclinical research for its Alzheimer’s disease (AD) therapeutic, SPC-14, in Alzheimer’s Research &...Read more
Lumipulse® pTau-217/Beta Amyloid 42 Ratio now available nationwide through Labcorp BURLINGTON, N.C., Aug. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Labcorp (NYSE: LH), a global leader of innovative and comprehensive laboratory services, announced today the availability of the Lumipulse® pTau-217/Beta Amyloid 42 Ratio, the first blood-based in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) test cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to aid in the diagnosis of...Read more
Positions IGC at the intersection of biotech innovation and cannabinoid science in one of the largest unmet medical needs in the world Alzheimer's affects over 50 million people globally, with more than 400 million at risk from underlying disease pathology POTOMAC, MARYLAND / ACCESS Newswire / August 12, 2025 / IGC Pharma, Inc. ("IGC" or the "Company") (NYSE American:IGC) today announced promising preclinical results for...Read more
New hope in Alzheimer's: IGC-M3 targets the disease on four fronts, showing promise in cellular models POTOMAC, MD / ACCESS Newswire / August 5, 2025 / IGC Pharma, Inc. (NYSE American:IGC) ("IGC" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company leveraging AI to develop innovative treatments for Alzheimer's and metabolic disorders, today announced encouraging preclinical data on its investigational molecule "IGC-M3". The...Read more
New clinical Precision Medicine population data demonstrates up to 84.6 Weeks (19.5 Months) ‘time saved’ by early-start ADAS-Cog13 difference: −5.43 (P = 0.0035), ADCS-ADL difference: +9.50 (P < 0.0001) Restoring impaired autophagy as early event, preceding amyloid-beta and tau Oral presentation at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2025 NEW YORK, July 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Anavex Life Sciences...Read more
Data Showed LEQEMBI Slowed Clinical Decline by 1.75 Points on CDR-SB at Four Years Compared to the Natural History of Alzheimer's Disease 56% of Patients with Low Tau Continued to Demonstrate Improved Cognitive and Daily Living Function at Four Years TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, "Eisai") and Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB,...Read more
Findings from the TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2 long-term extension study highlight Kisunla continued to demonstrate slowing of decline, with most participants having completed treatment Data underscores the value of early intervention and supports a limited duration dosing approach with sustained long-term benefits INDIANAPOLIS, July 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced results from the long-term extension...Read more
VANCOUVER, British Columbia & DALLAS / Jul 29, 2025 / Business Wire / Alpha Cognition Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOG) (“Alpha Cognition” [ACI], or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies for debilitating neurodegenerative disorders, today announced China Medical System Holdings Limited (CMS) New Drug Application (NDA) for ZUNVEYL has been accepted by the National Medical Products Administration of China (NMPA) for...Read more
NEWTON, Mass., July 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acumen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABOS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a novel therapeutic that targets soluble amyloid beta oligomers (AβOs) for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), today announced results showing that implementing a blood-based pTau217 screening assay reduced Acumen’s overall clinical trial screening costs by approximately 40% in its...Read more
Trontinemab’s Phase Ib/IIa Brainshuttle™ AD study continues to show rapid and robust clearance of amyloid plaques, with 91% becoming amyloid PET negative and ARIA-E remaining <5% Design of the Phase III TRONTIER 1 and 2 studies of trontinemab in early symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease featured, with initiation planned in 2025 Plans for new Phase III trial investigating trontinemab in preclinical Alzheimer’s disease, in...Read more
The opinion will now be referred to the European Commission for final regulatory decision on donanemab INDIANAPOLIS, July 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced today that the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a positive opinion recommending donanemab for the treatment of early symptomatic Alzheimer's disease in adults with confirmed...Read more
Company to showcase innovations in AI-driven drug discovery and early disease detection, including solutions for low resource settings POTOMAC, MARYLAND / ACCESS Newswire / July 23, 2025 / IGC Pharma, Inc. (NYSE American:IGC), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on Alzheimer's disease, today announced the presentation of three scientific posters at the 2025 Alzheimer's Association International Conference ("AAIC"),...Read more
SANTA ANA, Calif., July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NKGen Biotech, Inc. (OTC: NKGN) (“NKGen” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative autologous and allogeneic natural killer (“NK”) cell therapeutics, today announced that it will present on the mechanism of action for troculeucel, enhanced non-genetically modified NK cell therapy, in Alzheimer’s disease...Read more
NewAmsterdam to host conference call at 10:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, July 30th NAARDEN, the Netherlands and MIAMI, July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NewAmsterdam Pharma Company N.V. (Nasdaq: NAMS or “NewAmsterdam” or the “Company”), a late-stage, clinical biopharmaceutical company developing oral, non-statin medicines for patients at risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) with elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), for...Read more
Lecanemab presentations to include long-term Clarity AD data, real-world treatment insights, and a subcutaneous formulation for continued care Presentations on tau to explore its biological role, the development of targeted therapies and biomarkers, and the future integration of these innovations into clinical practice CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB) today announced upcoming scientific...Read more
Troculeucel, a cryopreserved, autologous enhanced natural killer cell therapy, has demonstrated preliminary clinical benefit without any drug-related adverse events in two Phase I clinical trials in Alzheimer’s Disease. Company receives expanded access protocol authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for troculeucel granted to treat patients with known diagnoses of multiple neurodegenerative diseases. IND...Read more
FDA designation highlights the potential of PMN310 to deliver a more targeted approach to treating Alzheimer’s Disease CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ProMIS Neurosciences Inc. (Nasdaq: PMN), a clinical-stage biotechnology company committed to the discovery and development of therapeutic antibodies targeting toxic misfolded proteins in neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), amyotrophic...Read more
In Vitro Experiments Showing Protection of Neurons under Disease Conditions Support Proteomics Biomarker Analysis from Phase 2 SEQUEL Study PITTSBURGH, July 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cognition Therapeutics, Inc., (the “Company” or “Cognition”) (NASDAQ: CGTX), a clinical-stage company developing drugs that treat neurodegenerative disorders, published results of a proteomics analysis from the Phase 2 ‘SEQUEL’ COG0202 Study of...Read more
NEW YORK, July 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tiziana Life Sciences, Ltd. (Nasdaq: TLSA) (“Tiziana” or the “Company”), a biotechnology company developing breakthrough immunomodulation therapies with its lead development candidate, intranasal foralumab, a fully human, anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, today announced compelling immunologic findings from the treatment of a moderate Alzheimer's Disease (AD) patient with intranasal...Read more
Zervimesine-treated participants tested 86% better on behavioral outcomes (NPI 12), 52% on activities of daily living, 91% on cognitive fluctuations, and 62% on motor symptoms as compared to placebo Additional presentations highlight positive clinical and biomarker effects of zervimesine in the low p-tau217 population in Phase 2 Alzheimer’s disease study PURCHASE, N.Y., July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cognition Therapeutics,...Read more
New program combines IV-delivered TRACER™ capsid with bifunctional payload to silence APOE in carriers of the high-risk APOE4 variant while delivering the protective APOE2 variant Voyager’s wholly-owned Alzheimer’s disease franchise now includes clinical-stage anti-tau antibody VY7523 as well as gene therapies targeting tau, amyloid, and APOE LEXINGTON, Mass., July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:...Read more
Acumen and JCR aim to develop a product leveraging Acumen’s amyloid beta oligomer-selective antibody expertise and JCR’s transferrin-receptor-targeting blood-brain barrier-penetrating technology Preclinical candidate data expected in early 2026, with exclusive option for Acumen to develop up to two development candidates for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease Agreement follows more than one year of engagement to assess technical...Read more
SANTA ANA, Calif., July 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NKGen Biotech, Inc. (OTC: NKGN) (“NKGen” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative autologous and allogeneic natural killer (“NK”) cell therapeutics, today announced the administration of the first dose of troculeucel, an expanded autologous NK cell therapy, under a single compassionate use, Investigational...Read more
Multimodal foundation model enables personalized cognitive forecasts and expands access to Alzheimer's diagnostics POTOMAC, MD / ACCESS Newswire / July 10, 2025 / IGC Pharma, Inc. (NYSE American:IGC) a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on Alzheimer's disease, today announced the development of MINT-AD, Multimodal Interpretable Transformer for Alzheimer's, the Company's proprietary AI-powered diagnostic platform...Read more
Test to be available for clinical and research use as soon as this summer, building on Quest's pioneering blood-based AD-Detect™ product line for assessing symptomatic patients SECAUCUS, N.J., July 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), a leader in diagnostic information services, including advanced diagnostics for brain health, today announced it plans to offer laboratory testing based on the Lumipulse® G pTau...Read more
The newly recommended dosing schedule significantly lowered ARIA-E rates compared to the original dosing schedule, adding to the established safety profile of the treatment INDIANAPOLIS, July 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a label update with a new recommended titration dosing schedule for Kisunla (donanemab-azbt), Lilly's...Read more
PURCHASE, N.Y., July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cognition Therapeutics, Inc., (the Company or Cognition) (NASDAQ: CGTX), a clinical stage company developing drugs that treat neurodegenerative disorders, announced that the Phase 2 ‘START’ Study surpasses 50% enrollment. The START Study is being conducted with partners at the Alzheimer’s Clinical Trials Consortium (ACTC), with $81 million in grant support from the National Institute of...Read more
In the Phase 2 MINDFuL trial of XPro™ in patients with early Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) with biomarkers of inflammation, the modified intent-to-treat (mITT) population (n=200) did not meet the primary cognitive endpoint (EMACC), however in a predefined population of amyloid-positive early AD patients with two or more biomarkers of inflammation (n=100), a benefit of XPro™ treatment over placebo was observed in cognitive, behavioral and...Read more
End-of-Phase 2 Meeting with FDA for Mild-to-Moderate Alzheimer’s Disease Scheduled Applications for IND and Breakthrough Status Filed for Dementia with Lewy Bodies PURCHASE, N.Y., June 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cognition Therapeutics, Inc., (the Company or Cognition) (NASDAQ: CGTX), a clinical stage company developing drugs that treat neurodegenerative disorders, announced that the company will conduct an end-of-Phase...Read more
The FDA has approved an updated label for Vizamyl (flutemetamol F 18 injection), including quantification which enables a more continuous and objective measure of amyloid in the brain This approval also enables clinicians to use Vizamyl to monitor patient response to anti-amyloid therapies Other updates include now enabling the use of Vizamyl to predict development of dementia or other cognitive decline due to Alzheimer’s disease,...Read more
Demonstrates statistically significant reduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6, IL-1β, IL-2, and KC/Gro Significantly reduces levels of inflammasome marker, NLRP3, a key contributor to neurodegeneration Reduces key pro-inflammatory markers, independent of amyloid beta or tau pathology Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 24, 2025) - InMed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: INM) ("InMed" or the "Company"),...Read more
Pre-specified analyses show that obicetrapib treatment leads to statistically significant and clinically meaningful reductions in the primary outcome measure of Alzheimer’s disease biomarker in both the full ITT population (p<0.002) and in ApoE4 carriers (p=0.0215), supporting the emerging link between CETP-inhibition and prevention of AD pathology NewAmsterdam to present results during the AAIC conference in...Read more
POTOMAC, MD / ACCESS Newswire / May 22, 2025 / IGC Pharma, Inc. ("IGC", or the "Company") (NYSE American:IGC) today announced a clinical trial site at Santa Cruz Behavioral in Puerto Rico for its CALMA Phase 2 clinical trial, investigating IGC-AD1 for agitation in Alzheimer's disease. This strategic site directly addresses the significant impact of Alzheimer's in the region. Approximately 12.5% of Puerto Ricans over the age of 65 have...Read more
The authorization in Australia is for adult patients who are Apolipoprotein E-ε4 heterozygotes or non-carriers INDIANAPOLIS, May 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced today that the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has granted marketing authorization for Kisunla (donanemab), an injection for intravenous infusion every four weeks to treat mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia...Read more
NEW YORK, May 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tiziana Life Sciences, Ltd. (Nasdaq: TLSA) (“Tiziana” or the “Company”), a biotechnology company developing breakthrough immunomodulation therapies with its lead development candidate, intranasal foralumab, a fully human, anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, today announced the publication of a new study in the Journal of ‘Clinical Nuclear Medicine’ demonstrating that intranasal administration of...Read more
First Clinic Targeted to Open Q4, 2025 in the U.S. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Algernon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the “Company” or “Algernon”) (CSE: AGN) (FRANKFURT: AGW0) (OTCQB: AGNPF), a Canadian healthcare and clinical stage drug development company, is pleased to announce it has entered into share exchange agreements to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of NoBrainer Imaging...Read more
NEW YORK, May 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tiziana Life Sciences, Ltd. (Nasdaq: TLSA) (“Tiziana” or the “Company”), a biotechnology company developing breakthrough immunomodulation therapies with its lead development candidate, intranasal foralumab, a fully human anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, today announced results of a PET scan showing a marked reduction in microglia activation associated with neuroinflammation in a patient suffering...Read more
BEDFORD, Mass., April 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (“Lantheus”) (NASDAQ: LNTH), the leading radiopharmaceutical-focused company committed to enabling clinicians to Find, Fight and Follow disease to deliver better patient outcomes, today announced that its clinical-stage F18-labeled tau Positron Emission Tomography (PET) radiodiagnostic, MK-6240 (F18-florquinitau), successfully met its co-primary endpoints in...Read more
MENLO PARK, Calif. and GENEVA, Switzerland , April 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative (DAC), a global initiative to prevent Alzheimer’s disease and improve brain health, today announced that PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB), a leader in high-quality, highly-accurate long-read sequencing platforms, will be a technology partner to its North African Dementia Registry (NADR) project. Spearheaded by DAC, this effort brings...Read more
In the European Union (EU), lecanemab is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with a clinical diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease (early AD) who are apolipoprotein E ε4 (ApoE ε4*) non-carriers or heterozygotes with confirmed amyloid pathology Lecanemab is the first therapy that targets an underlying cause of the disease to be authorized in the EU for eligible people with...Read more
In an oral presentation at the 2025 AAN Annual Meeting, Quest scientists presented data suggesting the test can accurately assess Alzheimer's disease pathology with greater than 90% sensitivity and specificity SECAUCUS, N.J., April 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), a leader in diagnostic information services, including advanced diagnostics for brain health, today announced the launch of a new laboratory...Read more
POTOMAC, MARYLAND / ACCESS Newswire / April 8, 2025 / IGC Pharma, Inc. (NYSE American:IGC) ("IGC Pharma" or the "Company") today announced the expansion of its ongoing Phase 2 CALMA clinical trial with the addition of Butler Hospital's Memory and Aging Program, a nationally recognized research center affiliated with the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, in Providence, Rhode Island. The site will support enrollment for the...Read more
ATTENTION-AD trial data through 192 weeks presented at AD/PDTM 2025 Conference Prespecified delayed-start analysis indicate disease-modifying effect of oral blarcamesine and importance of early and continued long-term treatment of chronic Alzheimer’s disease Blarcamesine exhibited a favorable safety profile with no treatment-related deaths NEW YORK, April 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (“Anavex” or the...Read more
Late-breaking oral presentation of results from the positive pivotal ACCORD-2 Phase 3 trial of AXS-05 in Alzheimer’s disease agitation Presentation featuring network meta-analysis of SYMBRAVO® versus oral CGRPs NEW YORK, April 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXSM), a biopharmaceutical company leading a new era in the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, today announced multiple...Read more
New trontinemab data continue to support rapid and deep, dose-dependent reduction of amyloid plaques in Phase Ib/IIa Brainshuttle™ AD study Data on the Elecsys® pTau181 plasma test demonstrate potential to accurately rule out amyloid pathology, one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease A Phase III program for trontinemab later this year will be initiated based on totality of data SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. / Apr 03, 2025 /...Read more
NEW YORK, April 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Hoth Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOTH), a patient-focused clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced its collaboration with Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis to advance Alzheimer's disease research through a novel therapeutic strategy. The partnership centers on a recently submitted NIH grant proposal focused on studying HT-ALZ—an FDA-approved NK-1 receptor...Read more
Results underscore the dual-action profile of HT-ALZ—impacting both pathology and symptomology. NEW YORK, April 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Hoth Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOTH), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative treatments for unmet medical needs, today announced groundbreaking preclinical data supporting the therapeutic potential of its lead Alzheimer's candidate, HT-ALZ, in improving cognitive...Read more
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to BIIB080, an investigational antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) therapy targeting tau, for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Fast Track designation is intended to facilitate the development and expedite the review of investigational drugs that treat serious...Read more
Labcorp's pTau-217/Beta Amyloid 42 Ratio blood test meets the performance criteria to confirm amyloid pathology consistent with Alzheimer's disease BURLINGTON, N.C., April 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Labcorp (NYSE: LH), a global leader of innovative and comprehensive laboratory services, announced today the nationwide launch of its pTau-217/Beta Amyloid 42 Ratio, a powerful new blood-based biomarker test to aid in the diagnosis of...Read more
BOSTON, April 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NeuroNOS, a pioneering biopharmaceutical company developing transformative treatments for complex neurological disorders, including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), brain cancers, and Alzheimer’s disease, and a subsidiary of Beyond Air (NASDAQ: XAIR), proudly announces the publication of breakthrough research by its Chief Scientific Officer, Prof. Haitham Amal, in Translational Psychiatry, a...Read more
New tools to connect with independent in-person and telehealth providers specializing in Alzheimer's disease are designed to increase capacity and reduce delays in diagnosis INDIANAPOLIS, March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) has expanded its LillyDirect digital healthcare platform to offer connections to independent in-person and telehealth options for people in the U.S. living with Alzheimer's disease, the...Read more
NEWTON, Mass., March 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acumen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABOS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a novel therapeutic that targets soluble amyloid beta oligomers (AβOs) for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), today announced the completion of enrollment in its ALTITUDE-AD Phase 2 trial of sabirnetug (ACU193) in patients with early Alzheimer’s disease. Acumen completed...Read more
Simufilam did not show a significant reduction in co-primary endpoints of cognitive or functional decline versus placebo in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease Simufilam continued to demonstrate an overall favorable safety profile Cassava’s Alzheimer’s disease development program with simufilam will be completely discontinued by the end of Q2 2025 AUSTIN, Texas, March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cassava Sciences,...Read more
Planned single, pivotal Phase 2/3 clinical trial, if positive, acceptable for Biological License Application (BLA) submission for Alzheimer’s disease Alignment with FDA on proposed trial study design, population and endpoints Initiation of planned pivotal Phase 2/3 clinical trial anticipated in 2H 2026, contingent upon obtaining non-dilutive funding and/or partnering support Laromestrocel (Lomecel-B™) has received FDA Regenerative...Read more
ZUNVEYL is the first oral FDA-approved treatment for Alzheimer’s disease in the past decade 32 person sales team hired to cover the $2 billion Long-Term-Care market All launch activities delivered on-time and on-budget, positioning ZUNVEYL for success VANCOUVER, British Columbia & DALLAS / Mar 18, 2025 / Business Wire / Alpha Cognition Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOG), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to advancing treatments for...Read more
Alzheimer’s disease (AD), affecting around 6.9 million people in the US, is ranked as the seventh leading cause of death and is the most common cause of dementia among older adults. AD begins with buildup of amyloid beta (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain that causes brain cells to die over time and the brain to shrink. The data demonstrate that initial deposition of Aβ triggers NLRP3 inflammasome activation causing...Read more
TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, "Eisai") and Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB, Corporate headquarters: Cambridge, Massachusetts, CEO: Christopher A. Viehbacher, "Biogen") announced today that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency has reaffirmed its positive opinion by consensus for the anti-Aβ monoclonal...Read more
Rapid Enrollment and Dosing of First Patients Encouraging and Underscores Unmet Need for Better Treatment Options for Alzheimer’s Disease Six-month Interim Results Expected in 1H 2026 with Topline Results Anticipated in 2H 2026 CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ProMIS Neurosciences Inc. (Nasdaq: PMN), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the generation and development of antibody...Read more
Chemical process enhances room temperature stability Provisional patent applications filed PURCHASE, N.Y., Feb. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cognition Therapeutics, Inc., (the “Company” or “Cognition”) (NASDAQ: CGTX), a clinical-stage company developing drugs that treat neurodegenerative disorders, today announced that the American Chemical Society journal Organic Process Research & Development has published a...Read more
SANTA ANA, Calif., Feb. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NKGen Biotech, Inc. (Nasdaq: NKGN) (“NKGen” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative autologous and allogeneic natural killer (“NK”) cell therapeutics, today announced that Anita Fletcher, M.D. has been appointed as the National Principal Investigator (“PI”) for its Phase 2a clinical trial of troculeucel,...Read more
VANCOUVER / Feb 12, 2025 / Business Wire / Alpha Cognition Inc. (NASDAQ: ACOG) (“Alpha Cognition” (ACI), or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics for debilitating neurodegenerative disorders, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a new patent titled “Coated Tablets for pH-Dependent Release of Benzgalantamine.” This newly issued patent strengthens Alpha...Read more
The Fast Track designation accelerates troculeucel’s path to U.S. FDA submission for the treatment of patients with moderate Alzheimer’s disease. NKGen will benefit from increased FDA interactions, enhanced visibility and potential eligibility for Accelerated Approval, Priority Review, and Rolling Review of the regulatory dossier, with a faster path to market for troculeucel. SANTA ANA, Calif., Feb. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --...Read more
Investigator-initiated data from Houston Methodist Hospital showed LD IL-2 reduced proinflammatory factors, both systemically and within the central nervous system, while demonstrating statistically significant improvement in beta amyloid 42 clearance with stabilization of cognitive decline over a five-month treatment period Comprehensive data set will be presented and released throughout 2025 and in a peer reviewed...Read more
TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, “Eisai”) and Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB, Corporate headquarters: Cambridge, Massachusetts, CEO: Christopher A. Viehbacher, “Biogen”) announced today an update on the ongoing regulatory review of the Marketing Authorization Application for lecanemab as treatment for early AD (mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer’s...Read more
Safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetic, and pharmacodynamic profile supports continued development of VG-3927 as potential once-daily oral therapy for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) Robust and dose-dependent reductions of sTREM2 were achieved demonstrating sustained functional target engagement Company plans to advance VG-3927 into a Phase 2 trial in the third quarter of 2025; Selects 25mg QD oral as a dose that fully engages...Read more
INM-901 significantly reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines associated with Alzheimer's Statistically significant reduction in neurodegeneration marker, neurofilament light chain ('NfL') mRNA profile showed a reduction of several key neuroinflammatory genes in the brain Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 21, 2025) - InMed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: INM) ("InMed" or the "Company"), a pharmaceutical...Read more
LEQEMBI is the only FDA-approved anti-amyloid therapy that potentially could offer the convenience of a subcutaneous injection with at-home administration option TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, "Eisai") and Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB, Corporate headquarters: Cambridge, Massachusetts, CEO: Christopher A. Viehbacher, "Biogen") announced today that the U.S....Read more
Topline ATTENTION-AD trial: Patients showed improved cognition and function over three years Delayed-start analysis of treatment with oral blarcamesine was significant reflecting importance of early treatment initiation Blarcamesine exhibited a favorable safety profile with no treatment-related deaths NEW YORK, Jan. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (“Anavex” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: AVXL), a clinical-stage...Read more
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ProMIS Neurosciences Inc. (Nasdaq: PMN), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing precision therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced the initiation of its Phase 1b clinical trial (PRECISE-AD) evaluating its lead therapeutic candidate, PMN310, in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). PMN310, a humanized IgG1 antibody, is engineered to selectively target...Read more
Phase 1 INTERCEPT-AD data published in Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease supports continued development of sabirnetug (ACU193) for treatment of early Alzheimer’s disease (AD) Sabirnetug demonstrated selective, dose-dependent target engagement of amyloid beta oligomers (AβOs), statistically significant amyloid plaque reduction within higher dose cohorts, and low overall levels of ARIA-E Phase 2 ALTITUDE-AD clinical trial of...Read more
VANCOUVER, British Columbia & DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Alpha Cognition, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOG) (“ACI” or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics for debilitating neurodegenerative disorders, and China Medical System Holdings Limited (CMS) (867.HK), a platform company linking pharmaceutical innovation and commercialization with strong product lifecycle management capability in the People’s Republic of...Read more
Building on decades of the Company's Alzheimer's research, two differentiated investigational therapies aim to slow pathological tau in distinct populations Fast Track designations reinforce J&J's commitment to Alzheimer's disease development and the potential of its precision approach TITUSVILLE, N.J., Jan. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...Read more
ACCORD-2 Phase 3 trial in Alzheimer’s disease agitation achieves primary endpoint compared to placebo (p=0.001, time to relapse) ACCORD-2 Phase 3 trial achieves key secondary endpoint compared to placebo (p=0.001, prevention of relapse of Alzheimer’s disease agitation) AXS-05 reduced worsening of Alzheimer’s disease overall compared to placebo in ACCORD-2 Phase 3 trial (p<0.001, CGI-S Alzheimer’s disease overall clinical...Read more
Blarcamesine: Potential novel oral treatment to target upstream Alzheimer’s disease pathology through autophagy enhancement Submission based on favorable ANAVEX®2-73-AD-004 trial results in patients with early Alzheimer’s disease Once daily oral administration of blarcamesine meaningfully slowed clinical decline in early Alzheimer's disease patients, demonstrating a favorable safety profile with no associated neuroimaging adverse...Read more
China is the fourth major market where Kisunla has received approval Kisunla was first approved in the United States in July 2024, approved in Japan in September 2024 and then in Great Britain in October 2024 INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced that the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) in China has approved Kisunla™...Read more
NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tiziana Life Sciences, Ltd. (Nasdaq: TLSA) (“Tiziana” or the “Company”), a biotechnology company developing breakthrough immunomodulation therapies with its lead development candidate, intranasal foralumab, a fully human, anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, today announced a significant milestone in its clinical development program for Alzheimer’s disease. The Company has successfully dosed the first...Read more
TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, "Eisai") and Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB, Corporate headquarters: Cambridge, Massachusetts, CEO: Christopher A. Viehbacher, "Biogen") announced today that the Federal Commission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risk (COFEPRIS) in Mexico has approved humanized anti-soluble aggregated amyloid-beta (Aβ) monoclonal antibody...Read more
New trials to evaluate IGC-AD1's potential impact on amyloid plaque, tau tangles, and cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease Expanded research positions IGC-AD1 as a potential treatment targeting the underlying disease pathology of Alzheimer's POTOMAC, MARYLAND / ACCESSWIRE / December 2, 2024 / IGC Pharma, Inc. (NYSE American:IGC) ("IGC Pharma" or the "Company") announced today an expansion of its clinical research program for...Read more
TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, "Eisai") and Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB, Corporate headquarters: Cambridge, Massachusetts, CEO: Christopher A. Viehbacher, "Biogen") announced today that the humanized anti-soluble aggregated amyloid-beta (Aβ) monoclonal antibody "LEQEMBI®" has been launched in South Korea. LEQEMBI received the Ministry of Food and Drug...Read more
First marketing authorization submission for blarcamesine NEW YORK, Nov. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (“Anavex” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: AVXL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing differentiated therapeutics for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, neurodevelopmental, neurodegenerative, and rare diseases, including Rett syndrome, and other central...Read more
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alector, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALEC), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering novel, genetically validated therapies for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, today announced results from the INVOKE-2 Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of AL002 in slowing disease progression in individuals with early Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Treatment with...Read more
Interim results indicate cognitive improvement in the active treatment group compared to placebo No serious adverse events or deaths reported in the trial POTOMAC, Md. / Nov 25, 2024 / Business Wire / IGC Pharma, Inc. (NYSE American: IGC) ("IGC Pharma" or the "Company") today announced additional interim data from its ongoing Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating IGC-AD1. The trial focuses on agitation in Alzheimer's as its primary...Read more
Dramatic 95% Reduction of Cognitive Decline in CT1812-treated Patients with Lower Plasma p-tau217 Correlated with Improvements in Key Indicators of Alzheimer’s Disease Biology Findings Support Disease-modifying Potential of CT1812 PURCHASE, N.Y., Nov. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cognition Therapeutics, Inc., (NASDAQ: CGTX), a clinical-stage company developing drugs to treat neurodegenerative disorders, provided an...Read more
Simufilam did not show a significant reduction in cognitive or functional decline versus placebo in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease in the ReThink-ALZ Phase 3 study Simufilam continued to demonstrate an overall favorable safety profile Cassava intends to present the data at an upcoming medical meeting The Company will hold a webcast today, November 25, 2024, at 8:00 AM ET AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 25, 2024 (GLOBE...Read more
Candidate VY1706 demonstrates significant reductions of tau at low doses in NHP study; IND and CTA filings anticipated in 2026 VY1706 is the fifth neuro gene therapy development candidate nominated leveraging Voyager’s IV-delivered, CNS-penetrant TRACER capsids LEXINGTON, Mass., Nov. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: VYGR), a biotechnology company dedicated to advancing neurogenetic...Read more
Alzamend is developing AL001, a lithium product designed for enhanced safety and efficacy compared to currently available FDA-approved and marketed lithium therapies At a low dose, AL001 evidenced consistently higher lithium concentrations than lithium carbonate within critical brain regions comprising target tissue for efficacy, which may provide therapeutic benefits with less risk in multiple neurological disorders Data will guide...Read more
TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, “Eisai”) and Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB, Corporate headquarters: Cambridge, Massachusetts, CEO: Christopher A. Viehbacher, “Biogen”) announced today a positive opinion has been received from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommending approval of the...Read more
Boca Raton, Florida, Nov. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- INmune Bio, Inc.(NASDAQ: INMB) (the “Company”), a clinical-stage inflammation and immunology company focused on developing treatments that harness the patient’s innate immune system to fight disease announced today that it completed randomization of patients for its Phase 2 trial on Monday, November 11th. This global, blinded, randomized Phase 2 trial (the “AD02 trial”) is...Read more
First patient randomized in SERENITY At-Home trial of BXCL501 for acute treatment of agitation associated with bipolar disorders or schizophrenia Received FDA feedback on protocol for TRANQUILITY In-Care trial of BXCL501 for agitation associated with Alzheimer’s dementia (AAD) Estimated 140 million annual acute agitation episodes associated with these conditions 1-3 NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BioXcel...Read more
Terns Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a portfolio of small-molecule product candidates to address serious diseases, including oncology and obesity. Terns’ pipeline contains three clinical stage development programs including GLP-1 receptor...
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