Biogen/Eisai Halt Phase 3 Aducanumab Trials
Futility analysis predicts failure to reach primary endpoint.
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Futility analysis predicts failure to reach primary endpoint.
The latest effort to determine if a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug protects against Alzheimer’s posted negative results. Time to abandon the approach?
A newly uncovered population of astrocytes in layer V of the cortex modulate synapses by secreting a protein linked to Norrie disease, a form of blindness. Are other disease-related astroglia lurking in the brain?
Boosting sTREM2 in the brain rallied microglia to clear Aβ plaques, restored synaptic plasticity, and even rescued memory deficits in mice.
Analysis of 19 H1 MAPT subhaplotypes ties five to progressive supranuclear palsy.
Women who started menstruation after the age of 16, and/or entered menopause before 47, had higher rates of dementia later in life.
The Phase 3 trial ended early when prodromal AD patients on the BACE1 inhibitor declined faster than those on placebo.
Flortaucipir in former NFL players cropped up in regions known to be affected by chronic traumatic encephalopathy, but uptake was low compared with AD. Whether this reflects low tau deposition or poor tracer binding remain to be seen.
Perturbations in the hormone correlate with memory problems. But does FGF23 act in the brain, or affect cognition indirectly via the kidneys?
Atomic resolution structures of tau filaments from three people with CTE revealed a common strain of tau induced by chronic head injuries.
Using rigorous tissue-processing techniques, researchers find thousands of newborn neurons in older human hippocampi, but a dearth in brains with AD pathology.
Blocking the receptor clears toxic proteins and improves memory in old mice. The work proposes a new role in microglia for a well-known B-cell receptor.
A prospective progeria drug revs up cellular autophagy and clears tau in neurons derived from patients with frontotemporal dementia. In mouse models, the drug rescues abnormal behavior.
Senolytic drugs kill these cells, temper Aβ, and improve cognition in transgenic mice.
With three trials and initiatives to boost recruitment, GAP-Net is gaining some traction in the field.
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