Phase 3 Trial Suggests Pimavanserin Assuages Psychosis in Dementia
The study halted early when the primary endpoint was met, but an unusual trial design and lack of detailed data leave questions unanswered.
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The study halted early when the primary endpoint was met, but an unusual trial design and lack of detailed data leave questions unanswered.
A chemist at the University of Cambridge, Dobson developed equations that described the kinetics of protein aggregation in diseases such as Alzheimer’s.
In induced human microglia, the E4 allele profoundly affected their health and cellular responses, while familial Alzheimer’s mutations had little effect.
Biogen and Eisai announced the discontinuation of the Phase 3 program. Elenbecestat was the only remaining BACE inhibitor being tested for AD.
The Phase 2 study missed its primary endpoint. While fewer developed dementia in the treatment group, the effect was not statistically significant. People on drug had less brain atrophy than those on placebo.
New data strengthen the idea that a healthy locus coeruleus keeps memory sharp into old age.
The organelles express unique sets of proteins depending on their environment. Astrocyte mitochondria process lipids better than those in neurons.
The pattern varied from person to person, depending on the site of injury, in contrast to the stereotyped distribution of tau tangles seen in Alzheimer’s disease.
In patient-derived neurons, tau mutations scupper lysosomes and SORLA shunts APP through different types of endosomes.