Yesterday (March 18) PureTech Health plc announced the completion of the acquisition of its founded entity, Karuna Therapeutics, Inc., by Bristol Myers Squibb for a staggering $14 billion.
Pharma company Mercaptor has announced its new ‘breakthrough’ technology at J.P. Morgan HealthCare Conference which it says could transform Alzheimer's, TBI, and epilepsy treatment.
Clinical-stage pharma company, PharmaKure which develops precision medicine for Alzheimer’s Disease and other neurological diseases has announced a collaboration agreement with one of the largest comprehensive universities in Malaysia.
A significantly greater improvement in people with depression was achieved after they were given ALT-300, an adjunctive treatment, during a phase 2a study.
Researchers at the UK Dementia Research Institute have developed a new form of deep brain stimulation that does not require surgery and could provide an alternative treatment option for debilitating brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s.
Qunaterix' LucentAD test could reveal whether a person is likely to have Alzheimer's Disease or not. In an interview with company CEO, Masoud Toloue, he explains the science and motivation behind the test.
Drugs like Annovis Bio’s buntanetap and prasinezumab have the potential to “revolutionize the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease” says analytics company, GlobalData, an analytics company, but it is a complex road ahead.
Sygnature Discovery has launched an in vivo inflammation model, that the company says is ‘exciting but only the beginning’ of understanding life-limiting neuroinflammatory conditions.
Encouraging clinical data has been released by Biovie, a company developing drug therapies for the treatment of neurological and neurodegenerative disorders and advanced liver disease.
Studies show a wearable monitor, described as a ‘game changer’ in the fight against Parkinson’s Disease (PD) has proven it is more than 95% accurate, PD Neurotechnology says.
Cumulus Neuroscience has been given the clearance by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the company says this will accelerate treatments for neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders.
A clinic dedicated to providing care and services to undeserved and uninsured individuals with Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy opened its doors on Friday (March 3).
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is weighing the viability of PD Neurotechnology’s PDMonitor system for Parkinson’s disease patients.
After scientists and reporters raised red flags about a study, Cassava Sciences is being accused of falsifying data in pursuit of an Alzheimer’s treatment.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant, awarded to data management platform Flywheel, will support pediatric brain development in impoverished areas.
The US- and Hungary-based pharma firms will work on research, development, and commercialization of dopamine receptor modulators for potential treatments.
The current COO will assume leadership of the neuro-focused pharma firm while the company board investigates questions on Leen Kawas’s doctoral research.
Amylgen and Neuron-Experts partner to create a comprehensive offering of in-vivo and in-vitro efficacy evaluation for compounds in neurodegenerative diseases.
After one year of collaborative work, Metrion and LifeArc agree to continue research on a joint project focused on neuroscience ion channel drug discovery for another year.
PPD adds clinical research unit with ‘strong’ recruiting track record to its portfolio, enabling studies on patient populations ‘more reflective’ of the products’ end-users.
Meridian Clinical Research acquires Regional Clinical Research in a deal that will see its North American footprint expand to more than 20 investigative clinical trial sites.
Lonza will provide manufacturing for Alector’s Phase I drug candidates for neurodegenerative diseases from its Switzerland site, which is expected to be operational by mid-2020.
Aetion aims to advance the adoption of and standards for real-world evidence backed by a strategic investment from several global biopharma and health care companies.
Large clinical trials can be particularly useful in the early treatment and prevention of neurodegenerative diseases because of the amount of data collected, though patient recruitment and retention are challenging, says biostatistician.
For research in areas such as Parkinson’s disease, digital endpoints may soon be used as primary endpoints, allowing for in-home clinical trials to be conducted over longer periods of time, says CRO.
Advanced Clinical is partnering with Cognitive Clinical Trials to overcome recruitment road blocks in Alzheimer’s clinical trials and expedite research through patient centric model.
Compass Pathways’ psilocybin therapy for treatment-resistant depression has received a breakthrough status to accelerate development – at a time when the incidence of mental illness is rapidly increasing.
Centogene and Denali entered a strategic collaboration to identify and recruit patients with a gene mutation to be enrolled in a Parkinson’s disease study.
In this first part of a two-part investigation, we look at how NDMA receptor antagonists, such as ketamine, could be poised to make a breakthrough in the treatment of depression – an area where the pharma industry has struggled to identify new targets...
Metrion Biosciences has acquired a portfolio of more than 2,000 small molecule potassium channel inhibitors from Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT), with potential application in a variety of clinical indications.
ChemDiv and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) have launched a pre-commercial translational R&D program with support from Torrey Pines Investment.
At least 50,000 volunteers are needed to participate in clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease – the global cost of which is expected to reach $2 trillion by 2030.
A drug delivery technology that ‘shuttles’ molecules across the blood-brain-barrier could have major implications in developing drugs for disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson’s disease, Roche says.
Volunteer organisation, the Blue Bird Circle will provide grants of $1m to Texas Children’s Hospital in the US for the establishment of a new clinical research centre.
Genzyme is evaluating to-BBB’s G-Technology as part of a research collaboration aimed at developing treatments capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier (BBB).
In response to rising demand from the pharma industry NeuroScience Associates (NSA) is opening a new laboratory that will quadruple capacity for its brain and spinal cord histology services.
A nanoparticle-based delivery system is being developed in the UK
as a potential means of bypassing the blood brain barrier and
improve the treatment of central nervous system diseases such as
brain cancer.
Biogen Idec has bagged two new partnerships in the past week which
will see it involved in the search for new drugs for central
nervous system (CNS) and inflammatory ailments.
A novel technology set to overcome the challenges of the blood
brain barrier is being developed in a bid to open the gates to
previously unusable compounds for the treatment of central nervous
system (CNS) disorders.
Researchers have demonstrated that a new compound has the potential
to effectively cure epilepsy, raising hopes that a new drug can be
produced to treat epileptic patients, who currently have no access
to treatment.
ExonHit Therapeutics was present at the PiperJaffray healthcare
conference in London giving investors updates on company activity
over the last year. The company are coming off the back of a patent
application, which covers a number...
