News and Trends 2 Sep 2021 AC Immune’s Mixed Phase II Results Buoy Alzheimer’s Research An Alzheimer’s disease drug developed by AC Immune and Genentech has drawn conflicting phase II results this week, raising tentative hopes for the field of treatments targeting the protein tau. For decades, the major culprit responsible for Alzheimer’s disease was suggested to be the buildup of a protein called amyloid-beta in the brain. Blocking this […] September 2, 2021 - 5 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 9 Apr 2020 Two European Alzheimer’s Disease Treatments Show Promise in Phase II An epigenetics drug developed by the Spanish biopharmaceutical company Oryzon has reduced aggressive behavior in patients with Alzheimer’s disease and improved the experience of their caregivers in a phase IIa trial. At the same time, an Alzheimer’s vaccine developed by the Austrian biotech Axon Neuroscience has lowered a key blood biomarker of neurodegeneration by almost […] April 9, 2020 - 4 minutesmins - By David Kirk Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 11 Oct 2016 World Mental Health Day: How is Biotech Helping the Cause? Biotech is one of the main forces driving the development of effective therapies to treat neurological and mental disorders. For World Mental Health Day yesterday, we want to share with you some of the latest technologies that address these conditions. Yesterday, October 10th, was World Mental Health Day: it is dedicated to raising awareness of neurological and mental disorders […] October 11, 2016 - 4 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email