Common Sleep Aid Blocks 40% More Alzheimer’s Tau
June 3, 2025
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Sleep aid lemborexant (better known by its brand name Dayvigo) showed 40% more hippocampal brain volume than other drugs.
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Lecanemab’s Rare and Manageable Side Effects
May 23, 2025
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Lecanemab is today’s #1 Alzheimer’s antibody. (Brand name: Leqembi) Washington University researchers found Lecanemab’s adverse events to be rare and manageable in very mild or mild Alzheimer’s.
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New Test Provides Less Invasive Option, Reduces Reliance on PET Scans and Increases Diagnosis Accessibility
NRTIs Have Potential to Prevent a Million Cases of Alzheimer’s Every Year
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The drugs, called NRTIs, have the potential to prevent a million cases of Alzheimer’s every year, the researchers believe.
How Many Leqembi Patients Are There?
May 5, 2025
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Alzheimer’s rates are on the rise. How is today’s best treatment, Leqembi (generic lecanemab) doing in the fight against it?
Biogen Targets Alzheimer’s Tau
April 17, 2025
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The big Alzheimer’s culprits are Amyloid and Tau. Biogen made Leqembi to treat amyloid. Now, they are betting on BIIB080 to treat tau. Learn how this exciting new treatment just got FDA Fast Track Designation.
Leqembi Becomes Europe’s First Alzheimer’s Antibody
April 16, 2025
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The European Union authorizes Leqembi as its very first Alzheimer’s drug to target an underlying cause of Alzheimer’s.
PCA Affects Vision Before Memory in Alzheimer’s
April 6, 2025
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Why can vision loss come before memory loss in 10% of Alzheimer’s? A new study shows Posterior Cortical Atrophy (PCA), a type of Alzheimer’s, distributes proteins differently.
Gantenerumab Cut Alzheimer’s Risk by 50% in New Study
March 23, 2025
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Participants in a new study had inherited genetic variants that lead to early-onset Alzheimer’s. Among those who received the drug the longest – an average of eight years – the treatment lowered the risk of developing symptoms from essentially 100% to about 50%.
Rosemary’s Carnosic Acid Offers a Potential Alzheimer’s Treatment
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Rosemary & sage extracts inspire a potential anti-inflammatory drug for Alzheimer’s. Scripps Research created a stable form of carnosic acid, improving memory in the lab.
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