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Tag Archives: Drug Development for Alzheimer’s Disease
Dementia Moonshot Report: Research Priorities and Costs (Alzheimer’s Research UK)
Summary Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) have released a brief report on six research priorities, which are: Achieving earlier detection of diseases which may cause dementia, (ideally by 10-15 years), to enhance development of new treatments / interventions for people most … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer’s Research UK, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Accelerating Alzheimer's Research and Drug Development, Accelerating Detection of Disease, Accelerating Detection of Disease (ADD) Challenge, Accelerating Detection of Disease Programme, Alzheimer's and Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions (TRCI), Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK), Alzheimer’s Research UK’s Dementia Attitudes Monitor, Alzheimer’s Research UK’s Drug Discovery Alliance, Awareness, Awareness Raising, Benefits of Detection and Early Intervention, Benefits of Early Detection, Biomarker Development, Biomarkers, Brain Health Clinics, Charity Research Support Fund, Cognitive Function and Ageing Study II, Cross-Funder Review, Dementia Access Taskforce, Dementia Consortium, Dementia Moonshot, Dementia Prevalence, Dementia Prevention, Dementia Research, Dementia Research and Drug Development, Dementia Research Funding, Dementia Research Priorities, Dementia Risk Reduction, Dementia Risk Reduction and Prevention, Dementia Translational Medicines Accelerator, Dementia: Prevalence and Detection, Dementias Platform UK, DPUK: Dementias Platform UK, Dr Helen Beaumont: Alzheimer’s Research UK Champion, Drug Development for Alzheimer's Disease, Drug Discovery Alliance, Drug Discovery Institutes, Drug Target Validation, Early Detection of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Economic Impact of Dementia, Global Impact of Dementia, Global Leadership, Government Research Funding, Grand Challenge on Artificial Intelligence and Data, Helen Stokes-Lampard: Chair of RCGP, Hilary Evans: Chief Executive of Alzheimer’s Research UK, Impact of Dementia, Impact of Dementia (Statistics), Impact of Dementia in UK, Life Sciences Industrial Strategy, Life-Changing Treatment for Dementia by 2025 (Moonshot Aim), Medical Research Charities, Mike Gooley Trailfinders Charity Prevention and Risk Reduction Fund, Modifiable Risk Factors, Multi-Morbidities, Multi-Morbidity, No Time to Lose: An Action Plan for Dementia (ARUK), Participation in Research, Patient Involvement in Research, Potential Drug Targets, Preclinical Biomarkers and Dementia, Preclinical Biomarkers in Alzheimer's Disease, Professor Jamie Waterall: National Lead for Cardiovascular Disease at Public Health England, Professor Tara Spires-Jones: Alzheimer’s Research UK Grant Review Board, Research Funding, Research Priorities and Funding / Costs, Research Priorities and Networks, Social and Economic Impact of Dementia, Social and Economic Impact of Dementia in UK, Target Robustness Programme, Translational Medicines, Translational Research, UK Dementia Research Institute, UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI), UK Health Research Funding
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Blood Test Able to Predict Alzheimer’s Disease Decades Before Symptoms? (BBC News / Neurology)
Summary Research published in the Neurology journal claims a significant breakthrough in the development of a blood test (for plasma Aβ42/Aβ40) which may be able to predict Alzheimer’s Disease onset with 94% accuracy. Due caution: “But it’s important to note … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
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Tagged Alzheimer's Disease: Diagnosis, Alzheimer’s Early Screening, Amyloid, Amyloid and Tau PET, Amyloid Beta, Amyloid Beta (Aβ42 and Aβ40), Amyloid Beta Protein, Amyloid-β (Aβ), Amyloid-β Protein, BBC Health News, Biomarkers, Biomarkers Predicting Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer's Disease, Blood Proteins as Biomarkers of Disease Research, Blood Test for Brain Amyloidosis: Validated Using Amyloid PET and CSF p-tau181/Aβ42 as Reference Standards, Blood Tests, Blood-Based Biomarkers, Blood-Based Biomarkers of Pre-Symptomatic Alzheimer’s Disease, Brain Imaging, Brain Research, Case Finding, Conversion to Dementia From Prodromal Disease, Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia Innovation, Dementia Research, Dementia Screening, Department of Neurology: Washington University, Diagnosis, Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, Diagnostic Imaging, Division of Biostatistics: Washington University, Drug Development for Alzheimer's Disease, Early Detection of Preclinical Disease, Early Diagnosis, Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, Hope Center for Neurological Disorders: Washington University, Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center: Washington University, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology: Washington University, Neurology (Journal), Non-Invasive Biomarkers, Plasma Biomarkers, Plasma β-Amyloid 42/40, Plasma Protein Markers of MRI Measures in Asymptomatic Individuals, Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease, Preclinical Biomarkers in Alzheimer's Disease, Predictive Ability (of Tests), Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease, Protein-Based Biomarkers in Blood May Deliver Accurate Diagnoses, Rapid Screening, Recruitment Onto Dementia Clinical Trials, SAP (Protein), SAP: Serum Amyloid Protein, Screening, Screening for Dementia, Washington University School of Medicine
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Summary of Recent Progress in Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention Trials (CTAD / JPAD)
Summary The following article summarises a round-up of present understanding and developments reflected in current and planned prevention trials, as discussed at a EU / US / Clinical Trials in Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD) Task Force meeting, as of December 2016-7. … Continue reading →
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Quick Insights
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Tagged Accelerating Alzheimer's Research and Drug Development, Alzheimer's Disease Co-operative Study - Activities of Daily Living Scale (ADCS-ADL), Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention Trials, Alzheimer’s Prevention Initiative (API), Alzheimer’s Prevention Initiative Study, Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI), Amsterdam IADL Questionnaire, Amyloid and Tau Imaging, Amyloid and Tau PET, Anti-Amyloid Treatment in Asymptomatic Alzheimer’s (A4) Study, Banner Alzheimer's Institute (Arizona), Biological Markers, Biomarkers, Biomarkers Predicting Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer's Disease, Blood Proteins as Biomarkers of Disease Research, Blood-Based Biomarkers, Blood-Based Biomarkers of Pre-Symptomatic Alzheimer’s Disease, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Canada, CHU Toulouse (France), Cognitive Function Instrument, Cognitive Outcome Measures, Cogstate iPad C3 Battery, Collaboration for Alzheimer’s Prevention (CAP), Composite Measures (sic Cognitive Composites), Conversion to Dementia From Prodromal Disease, Dementia Prevention, Dementia Research and Drug Development, Dementia Risk Prevention, Dementia Risk Reduction and Prevention, Denali Therapeutics (South San Francisco), Department of Epidemiology and Public Health: CHU Toulouse, DIAN-TU Study, DIAN-TU Trial, Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network Trials Unit (DIAN-TU), Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer’s Network Trials Unit (DIAN-TU), Drug Development for Alzheimer's Disease, Drug-Development Pipeline, EU/US/Clinical Trials in Alzheimer's Disease (CTAD) Task Force, EU/US/Clinical Trials in Alzheimer's Disease (CTAD) Task Force (December 2016 Meeting), European Medicines Agency, Everyday Cognition (E-Cog) Scale, F-31073 (Toulouse), F. Hoffmann-LaRoche Ltd (Basel), France, Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test (FCSRT), Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ), Gerontopole Toulouse: Toulouse University Hospital, Global R&D Partners LLC (San Diego), Harvard Medical School, Imaging, Inc. (New York), Informant-Reported Outcome Measures, Innovation Infrastructure, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease (JPAD), Keck School of Medicine: University of Southern California, Longitudinal Evaluation of Amyloid Risk and Neurodegeneration (LEARN) Study, McGill University, Molecular Imaging; Mild Behavioral Impairment, Multi-Domain Alzheimer’s Prevention Trial (MAPT), National Institutes of Health’s Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP), Neurodegeneration, Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Neurodegenerative Research, Neurology (FDA), Next Generation (NexGen) Prevention Trial, NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery (NIHTB-CB), Non-Invasive Biomarkers, Outcome Measures, Participation in Research, Patient Reported Outcome Measures, Pentara Corporation (Salt Lake City), PET, Pfizer, Plasma Biomarkers, Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease, Preclinical Alzheimer’s Cognitive Composite (PACC), Preclinical Biomarkers and Dementia, Preclinical Biomarkers in Alzheimer's Disease, Preclinical Indicators and Dementia, Preclinical Indicators in Alzheimer's Disease, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Prevention Agenda Linking Dementia and Other Non-Communicable Diseases, Prevention Approaches, Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease, Promisary Science, Recruitment and Retention, Regulation and Drug Development For Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease, Research and Development, Research and Innovation, Research Commitment, Research Culture, Research Mapping, Research Networks, Research Promotion, Sharing Knowledge and Information, Slowing Progression of Disease (Stabilisation), Switzerland, Tau PET, Technology and Infrastructure Development, TOMMORROW Study, UMR1027 Inserm, United States, University College London, University Hospital of Montpellier, University of Southern California, University of Toulouse III, USA, Washington University School of Medicine
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AAIC’s Curated Round-Up of Publications Related to the 2016 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (Alzheimer’s Association International Conference / Alzheimer’s and Dementia)
Summary Not everyone will have been able to attend the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Toronto last week. The Alzheimer’s Association AAIC Press Office has been kind enough to provide a curated collection of associated publications, relating to the 2016 … Continue reading →
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
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Tagged 2016 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC®2016), Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP-AD), AD Genetics Consortium (ADGC), AddNeuroMed, ADNI Depression Study, Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly (ACTIVE) Study, Alzheimer's and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment (ISTAART), Alzheimer's Disease Big Data DREAM Challenge 1, Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s Association International Conference® (AAIC®) 2016, Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI), Alzheimer’s Therapy Clinical Trial Results, Alzheimers and Dementia, Argentina ADNI (Arg-ADNI), Australian ADNI, Australian Imaging Biomarkers and Lifestyle Study of Aging (AIBL), Avoidable Hospital Admissions, Avoidable Hospitalizations of People With Alzheimer’s Disease: Cost to Medicare (USA), Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Biomarkers, Biomarkers Predicting Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Insulin and Insulin Receptors, Brain Insulin Resistance, Caregiver Burden and Dependence, Causes of Brain Insulin Resistance, China ADNI (C-ADNI), Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury, Clinical Dementia Rating–Sum of Boxes (CDR-SB), Cognitive Training, Critical Path Institute's (C-Path) Coalition Against Major Diseases (CAMD) Initiative, CSF Biomarkers, DADE Investigator Group, DADE Study, Dementia-Related Misdiagnosis, Dementia-Related Misdiagnosis (Male), Department of Defense Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, Dependence in AD in England (DADE), Dependence Scale (DS), Dialogue on Reverse Engineering Assessment and Methods (DREAM) Project, Dietary Recommendations, Disease Modification, Down Syndrome Biomarker Initiative, DREAM, Drug Development for Alzheimer's Disease, Early Treatment to Reduce Costs and Mortality, EPAD, Estrogen Receptor (ESR), Estrogen Receptor Polymorphisms and Incident Dementia, European ADNI (E-ADNI), European Medical Information Framework (EMIF), Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s Guidance for Industry Alzheimer’s Disease: Developing Drugs for the Treatment of Early Stage Disease, Formal Education and Complex Work, Framingham Heart Study, Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration Neuroimaging Initiative, Genetic and Environmental Risk for AD Consortium (GERAD1), Global CEO Initiative for Alzheimer's Disease, Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) Analogs, Imatinib Inhibition of Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) In Humans, Imatinib Treatment and Aβ42 (In Humans), Impacts of ADNI, Incretin Mimetics, Innovative Medicine Initiative AD Research Platform, Insulin Receptor Substrate-1 (IRS-1) Signaling Pathway, Italo Monzino Foundation, Japanese ADNI (J-ADNI), Korean ADNI, Laboratory of Neuroimaging (LONI), Leuco-Methylthioninium (LMTM), Liraglutide (Victoza), LMTM Monotherapy, MBI Checklist (MBI-C), Mediterranean and DASH Diets, Mediterranean Diet, Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay: MIND, Mediterranean-Dietary Approach to Systolic Hypertension (DASH) Diet, Mediterranean-Dietary Approach to Systolic Hypertension (DASH) Diet Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) Diet Score, Mild Behavioural Impairment (MBI), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), MIND Diet, Monzino, Monzino 80-Plus Study, Neurodegeneration, Neurodegenerative Disease Research, North American Registry for Care and Research in MS, NPS Professional Interest Area (PIA), Parkinson's Progressive Markers Initiative (PPMI), Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease, Prevalence of Dementia in Aboriginal Australians, Prevalence of Dementia in China, Prevalence of Dementia in Oldest Old, Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Reduction of Systematic Sedation in Dementia Care, Regulation and Drug Development For Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease, Relationship Between Age and Dementia Prevalence, Research and Development, Research and Innovation, Research Commitment, Resilience, Rush University Medical Center, Sage Bionetworks, Smell Tests For Detection of Memory Decline and Dementia, Streptozotocin (STZ), Taiwan ADNI, TauRx Therapeutics, Toronto, Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Huntington's Disease (TRACK-HD), Translational Research, Translational Research Into Alzheimer's Disease in Europe, Traumatic Brain Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Treating Brain Insulin Resistance, Update of the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, Urban and Regional Aboriginal Australians, Urban and Rural Areas of China, Worldwide Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative
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Faintest Hints of Promise From a Recent Dementia Drug Trial? (BBC News / Alzheimer’s Association International Conference)
Summary Data from a recent trial involving 891 patients, presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Toronto this week, indicates that an experimental new drug (LMTX) appears to slow the death of brain cells and preserve mental function in … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), BBC News, Charitable Bodies, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
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Tagged Abnormal Proteins (Tau), Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders Research Unit of the McGill University Research Centre for Studies in Aging (Douglas Mental Health University Institute), Alzheimer's Disease Research Unit: McGill University (Canada), Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s Association International Conference® (AAIC®) 2016, BBC Health News, Degenerative Tauopathy, Dementia Research, Disease Modifying Treatment by 2025 (Aim), Disease-Modifying Therapies, Disease-Modifying Therapies for Dementia, Douglas Mental Health University Institute: McGill University Research Centre for Studies in Aging, Dr Serge Gauthier: Director of Alzheimer's Disease Research Unit at McGill University in Canada, Drug Development for Alzheimer's Disease, Drug Discovery Programmes, Drug Identification, Drug Trials, Drug Trials Failure Rate, Drug-Development Pipeline, Drugs for Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease, Global Dementia Research, Leuco-methylthioninium-bis (hydromethanesulfonate) (LMTM), Leucomethylthioninium Salts (LMTX), LMTM Monotherapy, LMTX, Ltd., Neurodegeneration, Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Research and Development, Research and Innovation, Research Commitment, Tau, Tau Aggregation, Tau Aggregation Inhibitor Therapy, Tau Aggregation Inhibitors, Tau Pathology, Tau Tangles, Tau-Targeting Drugs, Tauopathy, TauRX, TauRx Therapeutics, Treatment and Prevention of Dementia
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European Medicines Agency Consultation on Pharmacological Treatments for Dementia (EMA)
Summary The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has released an updated draft guideline on medicines for the treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease and other types of dementia, for consultative feedback. Full Text Link Reference Consultation on revised guideline on medicines to treat … Continue reading →
Posted in Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards
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Tagged Accelerating Alzheimer's Research and Drug Development, Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers, Behavioural and Psychiatric Symptoms of Dementia, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Biomarker Assessments in Alzheimer’s Disease, Biomarker Assessments in Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical Trials, Biomarker Assessments in Clinical Trials, Biomarker Development, Biomarkers, Biomarkers Predicting Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer's Disease, Blood Proteins as Biomarkers of Disease Research, Blood-Based Biomarkers of Pre-Symptomatic Alzheimer’s Disease, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Cardiovascular Adverse Events, Clinical Diagnostic Criteria, Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), Comparison IWG and NIA-AA Criteria for Clinical Diagnosis of Alzheimer´s Disease, Diagnostic Tests, Disease Modifying Treatment by 2025 (Aim), Disease-Modifying Therapies, Disease-Modifying Therapies for Dementia, Drug Development for Alzheimer's Disease, Drug Discovery Programmes, Drug Identification, Drug Target Validation, Drug-Development Pipeline, Drugs for Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease, Early Detection of Preclinical Disease, Early Diagnosis, Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, Early Diagnostic Criteria, EMA Central Nervous System Working Party, EMA: European Medicines Agency, Enrichment of Study Populations, European Medicines Agency, European Medicines Agency (EMA), Genetic Testing, Genetic Triggers, Genetics of Alzheimer's Disease, Guideline on Clinical Investigation of Medicines for Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias, Guideline on Medicinal Products for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease and Nine Other Dementias, International Organisations, International Programmes, International Working Group (IWG), Long-Term Efficacy and Safety Studies, Medical Research, Medicines Development, Medicines Mechanism of Action, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Neurodegeneration, Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurological Adverse Events, Neurological Disorders, Novel Targets in Neurodegeneration, Ordering of Alzheimer's Disease Biomarkers, Pharmaceutical Industry, Pharmacological Research, Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease, Preclinical Biomarkers in Alzheimer's Disease, Preclinical Indicators and Dementia, Preclinical Indicators in Alzheimer's Disease, Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease, Psychiatric Adverse Events, Research and Development, Research and Innovation, Research Commitment, Research Consortia, Research Culture, Research Networks, Research Programmes, Safety and Efficacy Markers, Stratification of Subgroups (Clinical Trials), Target Discovery and Preclinical Validation, Therapeutic Target(s): Identification, Timely Diagnosis
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World Alzheimer’s Day (BBC News / ARUK / OHE / NHS Choices)
Summary To mark World Alzheimer’s Day, life-expectancy and dementia incidence statistics, commissioned from the Office of Health Economics, have been used to arrive at the projection that perhaps one in three people born in the UK this year could develop … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer’s Research UK, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Patient Care Pathway, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Accelerating Alzheimer's Research and Drug Development, Ageing Population, Ageing Society, Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK), ARUK: Alzheimer’s Research UK, Behind the Headlines, CFAS I Study, Cognitive Functioning and Ageing Study (CFAS), Costs of Dementia in UK, Delaying Onset: Cost Impact, Delaying Onset: Human Impact, Dementia Innovation, Dementia Research, Dementia Research Champions Group, Disease Modifying Treatment by 2025 (Aim), Disease Progression, Disease-Modifying Therapies, Disease-Modifying Therapies for Dementia, Dr Matthew Norton: Alzheimer's Research UK, Drug Development for Alzheimer's Disease, Drug-Development Pipeline, Epidemiology, Estimation of Future Cases of Dementia: From Males / Females Born in 2015, Forecasting Life Expectancy, Gender (Sex), Gender Differences in Diagnosis Rates, Incidence Studies, Life Expectancy, Life Table Data, Life Tables, National Life Tables, Office of Health Economics (OHE), OHE Consulting, OHE: Office of Health Economics, Prevalence, Prevalence of Dementia, Progression to Alzheimer's Disease, Slowing Progression: Cost Impact, Slowing Progression: Human Impact, Solanezumab (Eli Lilly), Trajectory of Dementia in the UK
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New Hopes for Disease-Modifying Pharmacological Dementia Treatment (BBC News / AAIC / ARUK)
Summary Trials of the drug Solanezumab were abandoned in apparent failure in 2012. More detailed examination of the data has since revealed evidence that this medication may have a role in slowing the pace of progression in Alzheimer’s Disease slightly, … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer’s Research UK, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Patient Care Pathway, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Accelerating Alzheimer's Research and Drug Development, Alzheimer's Association International Conference (Washington, Alzheimer’s Association International Conference® (AAIC®) 2015, Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK), Amyloid, Amyloid Beta, Amyloid Beta Protein, Amyloid Proteins, Amyloid-β (Aβ), Amyloid-β (Aβ) Accumulation, ARUK: Alzheimer’s Research UK, BBC Health News, Big Pharma, Delaying Onset: Cost Impact, Delaying Onset: Human Impact, Disease Modifying Treatment by 2025 (Aim), Disease Progression, Disease-Modifying Therapies for Dementia, Dr Eric Karran: Director of Research at Alzheimer’s Research UK, Drug Development for Alzheimer's Disease, Drug-Development Pipeline, Eli Lilly, EXPEDITION Studies, β-amyloid, July 2015), Misfolded Proteins, Neurofibrillary Tangles, Neuronal Loss, Progression of Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia, Progression to Alzheimer's Disease, Slowing Progression: Cost Impact, Slowing Progression: Human Impact, Solanezumab (Eli Lilly), Solanezumab EXPEDITION Trials, Solanezumab for Mild-to-Moderate Alzheimer’s Disease, Solanezumab Trials, Solanezumab: Humanised Monoclonal Antibody
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International Meeting of Regulators on Challenges of Dementia Research and Drug Development (MHRA / Department of Health)
Summary The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) took part in an international workshop with other regulators, and has released a statement of intent about how to support the development of drugs for dementia. This work is in support … Continue reading →
Posted in Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, World Health Organization (WHO)
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Big Data Portal for Alzheimer’s Dementia Drug Discovery (NIH / Synapse AMP-AD)
Summary The National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the USA has opened a public-private partnership online resource to facilitate neurodegenerative research and drug development. The launch of the Alzheimer’s Big Data Portal provides an open-source “public knowledge portal” for the … Continue reading →
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