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Antibiotic use in older adults not linked to cognitive impairment or dementia

Written by | 19 Dec 2024

Use of antibiotics by healthy elderly persons does not cause an increase in the risk of cognitive impairment or dementia, researchers reported on December 18, 2024 in Neurology…. read more.

Newer epilepsy medications used during pregnancy do not affect neurological development in children

Written by | 4 Dec 2024

Children of mothers who took certain antiseizure medications while pregnant do not have worse neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 6, according to a long-running study funded by the National… read more.

Athletes have significantly better working memory than sedentary people

Written by | 26 Nov 2024

In cognitive science, there has recently been increasing attention to the relationship between sports expertise and working memory. However, to date, no meta-analysis has compared the working memory… read more.

The latest findings for lecanemab-irmb (Leqembi), for early Alzheimer’s disease, were presented at the Clinical Trials for Alzheimer’s Disease Conference – Eisai + Biogen

Written by | 17 Nov 2024

Eisai Co., Ltd and Biogen Inc. announced  that the latest findings for lecanemab-irmb (U.S. brand name: Leqembi), an anti-amyloid beta (Aβ) protofibril antibody for the treatment of early… read more.

Plus Therapeutics to present groundbreaking CNS cancer treatment data at 2024 neuro-oncology conference in Texas

Written by | 29 Oct 2024

Plus Therapeutics a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing targeted radiotherapeutics with advanced platform technologies for central nervous system (CNS) cancers, will have multiple opportunities to present data at the… read more.

MHRA (UK) approves donanemab to treat mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia in the UK – Eli Lilly

Written by | 26 Oct 2024

Eli Lilly and Company announced that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted marketing authorization for donanemab, an injection for intravenous infusion every four weeks… read more.

UCB’s phase IIa study results of Bepranemab in early Alzheimer’s Disease selected for late-breaking symposium at 2024 CTAD Meeting

Written by | 22 Oct 2024

UCB announced that the results of its double-blind TOGETHER (AH0003) Phase IIa study of bepranemab – an investigational anti-tau antibody – in people living with prodromal to mild… read more.

Commonly used drug could transform treatment of rare muscle disorder

Written by | 3 Oct 2024

The study, published in Lancet Neurology, detailed the “head-to-head” trial implemented by the researchers to test two drugs, mexiletine and lamotrigine, on people with the condition. The trial, which… read more.

New migraine drugs less effective than previous generation of triptan meds – BMJ study

Written by | 27 Sep 2024

A study from The BMJ indicates that the newest class of migraine drugs—which includes Pfizer’s Nurtec, AbbVie’s Ubrelvy and Eli Lilly’s Reyvow—is less effective in the acute treatment… read more.

A healthy lifestyle may counteract diabetes-associated brain ageing

Written by | 2 Sep 2024

Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes are associated with accelerated brain ageing, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in the journal Diabetes Care. The good news… read more.

UCB to accelerate innovation and strategic partnerships, divesting mature product portfolio in China to CBC Group.

Written by | 2 Sep 2024

UCB, a global biopharmaceutical company, announced a strategic divestment deal in China, underscoring its strategic shift towards innovation and partnership in one of the world’s fastest-growing pharmaceutical markets…. read more.

Leqembi (lecanemab) authorized for early alzheimer’s disease in Great Britain – Eisai + Biogen

Written by | 31 Aug 2024

Eisai Co., Ltd. and Biogen Inc. announced that the humanized amyloid-beta (Abeta monoclonal antibody “Leqembi” (brand name, generic name: lecanemab) has been granted a Marketing Authorization by the… read more.

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