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Research institutions in North Carolina and Texas have become the newest members of a national network of Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers (ADRCs), which are at the forefront of research into Alzheimer’s and related dementias. The ADRCs, a project funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), have…
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Six months of daily supplements of omega-3 increased the levels of two biomarkers of inflammation and nerve damage in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of people with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a post-hoc analysis of data from the OmegAD clinical trial. While these preliminary findings suggest that omega-3 supplements may…
AlzeCure Pharma has been granted approval by Swedish regulatory authorities to start its third Phase 1 study of ACD856, the company’s leading therapeutic candidate for Alzheimer’s disease. The study is designed to test multiple ascending doses of the medication, which means that the amount of ACD856 will be…
Federal lawmakers are asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to provide additional data and documents related to the agency’s controversial decision to grant accelerated approval to Biogen‘s Aduhelm (aducanumab) as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., chair of the House Committee on…
The Adira Foundation is inviting people with neurodegenerative diseases and their caregivers to join a grant proposal review committee. A nonprofit foundation, its mission is to unite people affected by some of most common neurodegenerative diseases — namely, Alzheimer’s disease, Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and multiple sclerosis —…
One of a caregiver’s biggest concerns is ensuring the safety of their loved one. Columnist Ray Burow lists several tools that can help.
For the first time in almost 18 years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new treatment — Aduhelm (aducanumab) — for Alzheimer’s disease, and a first targeted treatment for patients.
Becoming educated and informed about Alzheimer’s is a good first step. Here you’ll find general information about the disease, including diagnosis, symptoms, and causes.
It helps to know others have been where you are now. Here’s a collection of our columnists’ words of wisdom to help you along on your Alzheimer’s journey.
There is no cure for Alzheimer’s yet, but here you can find more information about current therapeutic approaches, as well as experimental treatments that are in the pipeline.
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