
STAT+: Detailed data on Alzheimer’s therapy from Eisai, Biogen hold up to scientific scrutiny
SAN FRANCISCO — A closely watched new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease held up to scrutiny…

SAN FRANCISCO — A closely watched new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease held up to scrutiny…

Eisai’s announcement that lecanemab, its antibody drug for Alzheimer’s disease that targets the buildup of…

A drug developed by Axsome Therapeutics significantly reduced a common side effect of Alzheimer’s disease…

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At first glance, it might appear that better access to so-called amyloid-PET scans could compensate…

Roche reported negative results Monday from a pair of clinical trials investigating an antibody treatment…

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The experimental Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab, hailed after it slowed patients’ cognitive decline in a clinical…

While many Americans are familiar with the devastating impact of Alzheimer’s disease, few understand the…

When the news came out last month that an experimental Alzheimer’s therapy succeeded in a…

The next big Alzheimer’s disease study readout is almost here. Roche is nearing the completion…

The press release issued by pharmaceutical companies Eisai and Biogen on Sept. 27 might someday…

Does the latest Alzheimer’s disease drug actually work? When does the FDA call in security?…

News of the first clearly successful clinical trial for a new Alzheimer’s disease treatment in…
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The news Tuesday night that a clinical trial of an experimental Alzheimer’s therapy had succeeded…

The announcement Tuesday night from Eisai and Biogen that their experimental medicine, lecanemab, reduced Alzheimer’s…

HARLINGEN, Texas — Here in the Rio Grande Valley almost everyone knows, or cares for,…

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Gladys Maestre is on a scouting mission. The Alzheimer’s disease researcher is…

An investigational Alzheimer’s disease treatment from Biogen and Eisai slowed the rate of cognitive decline…

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For years we were told to “eat well and exercise” to keep our hearts healthy….

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When the details of an old memory grow fuzzy, we tend to chalk it up…

While pharma companies struggle to show that cutting-edge therapies can treat, prevent, or slow Alzheimer’s…

So, imagine you get punched in the head. Not once, but a bunch of times….

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Exercise and Cognition Previous research has suggested that physical activity lowers your risk of dementia…

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Obesity, Physical Inactivity Top Risks Related to Alzheimer’s Disease Eight modifiable risk factors were linked…

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With the tumultuous rollout of Aduhelm behind them, partners Biogen and Eisai have the rare…
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SAN DIEGO — From exploring new ways to spot the disease to rethinking what Alzheimer’s…

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Roche reported negative results Thursday from a long-running clinical trial investigating an experimental antibody treatment…

When Alzheimer’s disease was believed to be caused solely by the accumulation of amyloid protein…
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BERLIN — Looking more like a barber than a doctor, orthopedic surgeon Musa Citak squirted…

WASHINGTON — The Senate is taking pains to avoid another Aduhelm controversy. In new bipartisan…

When are lapses in memory a cause for concern, and when are they simply a…