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EXCLUSIVE: Longeveron's Lomecel-B Data In Alzheimer's Disease Published In Medical Journal
Thursday, March 31, 2022 - 6:30am | 316Longeveron Inc (NASDAQ: LGVN) announced the publication of Phase 1 trial results of Lomecel-B on patients with mild Alzheimer's disease (AD) in the Alzheimer's & Dementia journal. The 33-subject trial met its primary endpoint, demonstrating that Lomecel-B was well...
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How CBD Helps Seniors With Alzheimer's And Dementia, Start With The Basics!
Saturday, March 26, 2022 - 2:02pm | 924This article was originally published on Cannabis.net and appears here with permission. There are over 5.8 million persons in the United States living with Alzheimer's disease, and of this number, 80% are above 75 years and older. Of the 50 million persons with dementia worldwide, about 70%...
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Acadia Resubmits Pimavanserin US Application For Expanded Use In Alzheimer's Psychosis
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 - 12:24pm | 232Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ACAD) has resubmitted its FDA supplemental marketing application for pimavanserin for hallucinations and delusions associated with Alzheimer's disease psychosis (ADP). This resubmission responds to the FDA's Complete Response Letter (CRL)...
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Citi Upgrades This Big Pharma Stock On Positive Alzheimer's Expectations
Wednesday, September 29, 2021 - 3:30pm | 300Citi upgraded Eli Lilly And Co (NYSE: LLY) to Buy from Neutral with a price target of $265, up from $210, an upside of almost 16%. Analyst Andrew Baum says the upgrade is "predominately valuation driven," following the 15% selloff in the shares. Related Link: ...
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Cassava Sciences Receives FDA's Special Protocol Assessment For Alzheimer's Trials
Tuesday, August 24, 2021 - 11:56am | 285Cassava Sciences Inc (NASDAQ: SAVA) announced an agreement with the FDA under a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) for both of its pivotal Phase 3 trials for oral simufilam in treating Alzheimer's disease. The SPA document indicates that the regulator has reviewed and agreed to...
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White House Dismisses Janet Woodcock As Permanent FDA Commissioner Candidate: Bloomberg
Friday, August 20, 2021 - 3:37pm | 336The Biden Administration has ruled out the nomination of acting FDA commissioner Janet Woodcock as permanent head of the agency, Bloomberg reported citing people familiar with the matter. The search continues for a permanent leader during this crucial period for full approval of COVID-19...
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Synaptogenix's Alzheimer's Candidate Displays Signs Of Safety In Mid-Stage Study
Wednesday, June 9, 2021 - 12:25pm | 133Synaptogenix Inc (NASDAQ: SNPX) has announced an update on its ongoing National Institutes of Health (NIH) sponsored Phase 2b trial of Bryostatin-1 for moderately severe Alzheimer's disease (AD). To date, the Company has dosed 58 of its target 100 patients. Additionally, the...
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Ahead Of Judgement Day, FDA Faces Test with Biogen's Alzheimer's Drug Decision
Friday, June 4, 2021 - 2:54pm | 570U.S. regulators are slated to decide by Monday whether to approve Biogen Inc’s (NASDAQ: BIIB) much-talked-about Alzheimer’s disease drug, aducanumab. The Decision: Wall Street analysts and industry observers are divided on its chances of approval. Some analysts are...
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Annovis Bio's Stock Trading Higher As Alzheimer's/Parkinson's Candidate Shows Cognitive Improvement
Friday, May 21, 2021 - 8:07am | 308Annovis Bio Inc (NYSE: ANVS) has announced new results from a Phase 2 study evaluating its lead drug candidate, ANVS401, for Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD). The data comes from 14 AD patients and 14 PD patients. Participants treated with ANVS401 for 25...
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Annovis Bio Stock Is Trading Higher After Parkinson's Med Shows Improvement In Speed, Coordination
Tuesday, March 16, 2021 - 8:24am | 327Annovis Bio Inc (NYSE: ANVS) reported positive interim data from Phase 2a trial evaluating ANVS401, its lead drug candidate for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD). In one test that measures the speed of execution, the results were statistically...
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Eli Lilly's Stock Is Trading Lower After Donanemab Showed Mixed Data In Mid-Stage Alzheimer's Study
Monday, March 15, 2021 - 6:54am | 307Eli Lilly and Co (NYSE: LLY) gave an in-depth look at its donanemab Phase 2 trial in Alzheimer’s disease at the International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases. As announced in January, the drug met the trial’s primary goal by...
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AC Immune's Alzheimer's Vaccine Candidate Elicit Response In Early-Stage Study; Shares Rally
Thursday, February 11, 2021 - 8:16am | 289AC Immune SA (NASDAQ: ACIU) soars in premarket on robust volume, on the heels of positive interim results from its ongoing Phase 1b/2a trial evaluating its anti-phospho-Tau (pTau) vaccine candidate ACI-35.030 for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. ACI-35.030 is under...
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Cassava Sciences Seeks $200M From Equity Offering At 15% Discount To Fund Development Of Lead Candidate
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 - 7:51am | 246Cassava Sciences Inc (NASDAQ: SAVA) has entered into a definitive agreement with several institutional investors for the purchase of 4.1 million common shares at $49 per share, for gross proceeds of approximately $200 million, in a registered direct offering. The offer price is at a...
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Biogen Analysts Debate About-Face On Aducanumab: 'Path To Market An Uphill Battle'
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - 10:37am | 929Biogen Inc (NASDAQ: BIIB) shares rallied strongly Tuesday after the biotech said it plans a regulatory filing for its Alzheimer's drug aducanumab, which the company had written off back in March. The Analysts Morgan Stanley analyst Matthew Harrison maintained an Underweight rating on...
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A Tale Of 2 Biotechs: Axsome, Axovant Report Contrasting Outcomes For Neurologic Drugs
Monday, December 10, 2018 - 11:32am | 593Biotechs Axsome Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: AXSM) and Axovant Sciences Ltd (NASDAQ: AXON) were taking diverging paths Monday. While shares of Axsome surged higher by nearly 8 percent, Axovant shares were down by more than 25 percent at the time of publication. Positive Interim Results...