Update: As of July 6, 2023, the drug has full, traditional FDA approval. Today, the Food and Drug Administration approved Leqembi (generic name lecanemab), a…
Drugmakers Eisai and Biogen took their anti-amyloid Alzheimer’s treatment, lecanemab, to the finish line. By clearing amyloid plaques in the brains of people with…
Lecanemab, Eisai and Biogen’s experimental anti-amyloid Alzheimer’s drug, which recently wrapped its Phase 3 clinical trials, continues to make the news. Some of these…
The United States imposed a blockade against Cuba in 1961, and currently there isn’t much collaboration — or even, much communication — about medical…
The majority of experimental Alzheimer’s drugs are being designed to halt the progression of the disease — a strategy which so far has yielded…
The approval of the controversial anti-amyloid drug Aduhelm last year marked a major milestone for Alzheimer’s research — it became the first new drug…
Could insulin treat Alzheimer’s the same way it treats diabetes? Evidence shows Alzheimer’s might be more similar to a metabolic disorder, like diabetes, than…
New data presented at CTAD about an existing agitation drug, brexpiprazole, in trials for patients with Alzheimer’s, bears potential good news when it comes…
Much anticipated Phase 3 data for Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab was presented at CTAD in 2022, showing the drug is as safe as the placebo…
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive disorder without a cure. While there are drugs which treat many of the symptoms — brain fog, cognitive impairment,…
Chris Hemsworth, the 39-year-old actor best known for his portrayal of Thor the God of Thunder (and his luscious, golden hair), has discovered he…
A class of medications called cholinesterase inhibitors help to turn back the clock on Alzheimer’s disease’s cognitive symptoms. More than a third people over…
This article was written by Being Patient. Corium, the maker of Adlarity®, a transdermal Alzheimer’s dementia treatment, sponsored the article. Scientists have made substantial…
There are currently no cures or disease-modifying treatment for Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. Once a person is diagnosed, their symptoms — memory loss, personality…
Lapses in memory are a fairly normal part of healthy aging. But in the early stages of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s dementia, cognitive changes…