Jeffrey Cummings, MD, ScD, on Investigational Therapies for Alzheimer Disease
August 14th 2019The director emeritus of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and vice chair of the department of brain health at the University of Nevada Las Vegas spoke about cognitive enhancing agents, disease-modifying therapies, and neuropsychiatric therapies under investigation for Alzheimer disease.
Exploring the Impact of Caregiver Depression on Patients With Dementia
August 12th 2019The neurohospitalist and assistant professor of neurology at the University of California San Francisco spoke about how caregiver depression is an important risk factor associated with increased healthcare use among individuals with dementia.
Diazepam Buccal Film Beneficial in Refractory Epilepsy With Seizure Clusters
August 12th 2019The new drug application for Libervant is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2019, which if approved, would offer a potentially first in class oral treatment for breakthrough or cluster seizures.
Diazepam Buccal Film Beneficial in Refractory Epilepsy With Seizure Clusters
August 8th 2019The new drug application for Libervant is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2019, which if approved, would offer a potentially first in class oral treatment for breakthrough or cluster seizures.
Gene Therapy for CLN6 Batten Disease Shows Positive Interim Results
August 3rd 2019Interim data from the first 8 pediatric patients showed that the AAV-CLN6 gene therapy demonstrated a positive impact on motor and language function compared to a natural history dataset, as well as in comparison to in-study sibling pairs.
Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering Is Likely to Reduce Stroke Recurrence
July 30th 2019Despite the fact that the rate of reductions for recurrent stroke in the intensive group were not significant in this study, a meta-analysis of 3 previous trials supports the use of a blood pressure target less than 130/80 mm Hg to reduce stroke recurrence.
Introducing Innovative Technologies Into Stroke Standard of Care
July 27th 2019The co-director of the Gates Stroke Center and Cerebrovascular Surgery at Kaleida Health and director of endovascular stroke treatment and research medical director of neuroendovascular services at Gates Vascular Institute spoke about unmet needs in stroke and the value of introducing innovative technologies into the space.
PMZ-1620 Enters Phase 3 Trial As a Potential Treatment For Cerebral Ischemic Stroke
July 25th 2019The investigational therapy has the potential to be a first-in-class neuronal progenitor cell therapeutic with anti-apoptotic activity that improves cerebral blood flow and neurological outcome in stroke.
FDA Cites Active Ingredient Issue With Riluzole For Treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
July 22nd 2019The complete response letter cited issues with an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in the Biohaven 2017 bioequivalence study that was manufactured between 2014 and 2016 in an Apotex facility.
Improving Alzheimer Care in the Emergency Department: Q&A With Manish Shah, MD, MPH
July 18th 2019The professor of emergency medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health spoke about the challenges physicians face in the emergency department when dealing with patients that are cognitively impaired.