Biogen, Eisai End Two Late-Stage Trials for Alzheimer’s Treatment
Biogen, Eisai End Two Late-Stage Trials for Alzheimer’s Treatment
The widely expected move comes months after the companies scrapped trials of another Alzheimer’s drug.
Biogen, Eisai End Two Late-Stage Trials for Alzheimer’s Treatment
Biogen, Eisai End Two Late-Stage Trials for Alzheimer’s Treatment

The widely expected move comes months after the companies scrapped trials of another Alzheimer’s drug.

The widely expected move comes months after the companies scrapped trials of another Alzheimer’s drug.

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Rapidly Flashing Lights and Sounds Reduces Alzheimer’s in Mice
Rapidly Flashing Lights and Sounds Reduces Alzheimer’s in Mice
Jef Akst | Mar 15, 2019
Exposing mice to an hour of 40-hertz stimuli every day for a week reduced levels of amyloid-β plaques and tau protein, and improved cognition.
Herpes Viruses Implicated in Alzheimer’s Disease
Herpes Viruses Implicated in Alzheimer’s Disease
Anna Azvolinsky | Jun 21, 2018

A new study shows that the brains of Alzheimer’s disease patients have a greater viral load, while another study in mice shows infection leads to amyloid-β build up.

Researchers Develop Potential Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers Develop Potential Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Disease
Catherine Offord | Feb 1, 2018
The test uses levels of plasma amyloid-β to estimate the buildup of protein plaques in the brain.
Do Microbes Trigger Alzheimer’s Disease?
Do Microbes Trigger Alzheimer’s Disease?
Jill U. Adams | Aug 31, 2017
The once fringe idea is gaining traction among the scientific community.
Infographic: Brain Infection and Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology
Infographic: Brain Infection and Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology
Jill U. Adams | Aug 31, 2017
Emerging evidence links bacterial or viral infection with the neuropathology of Alzheimer’s disease.
Toward Treating Alzheimer’s Disease with Brain Waves
Toward Treating Alzheimer’s Disease with Brain Waves
Ashley P. Taylor | Dec 7, 2016
In a mouse model, researchers mitigated three Alzheimer’s disease–associated symptoms by stimulating gamma waves with light.
Environmental Magnetite in the Human Brain
Environmental Magnetite in the Human Brain
Ashley P. Taylor | Sep 6, 2016
Mineral nanoparticles similar to those that have been associated with Alzheimer’s disease may enter the brain through the inhalation of polluted air.
Immunotherapy for Alzheimer’s Disease Shows Promise
Immunotherapy for Alzheimer’s Disease Shows Promise
Alison F. Takemura | Aug 31, 2016
Biogen’s aducanumab reduces amyloid-β plaques in a dose-dependent manner, according to interim results of a Phase 1b clinical trial.