Department of Brain Health News
The UNLV Department of Brain Health will advance research, education, and practice to benefit brain health and the care and treatment of people with brain disorders across the life span. Our faculty specialize in several areas that range from basic and clinical research in neurodegenerative disease, neuropsychology, and occupational therapy.
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Brain Health In The News
To further incentivize innovative ideas and opportunities in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias research, the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, in late summer 2020 funded four exploratory Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers (ADRCs). These new centers will broaden current ADRC research initiatives with underrepresented populations such as African Americans, Native Americans, and those in rural communities, all of which have different risk factors for developing Alzheimer's and related dementias.
EIP Pharma, Inc. (www.eippharma.com), a CNS-focused therapeutics company, today announced that the Phase 2 AscenD-LB study in patients with mild-to-moderate dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) met its primary endpoint of demonstrating an improvement in cognition as assessed by the Neuropsychological Test Battery (NTB). In the double-blind placebo-controlled study, patients receiving neflamapimod three times daily (TID) demonstrated significant improvement on the NTB compared to those who received either placebo or neflamapimod twice daily (BID); p=0.015, effect size (Cohen's d)=0.52. In addition, statistically significant improvements (p<0.05) or trends (p<0.1) were evident on multiple secondary clinical endpoints. The full results have been accepted as a late-breaking abstract and will be shared on November 7, 2020 during an oral presentation at the 13th Clinical Trials in Alzheimer's Disease (CTAD) meeting.
EIP Pharma, Inc. (www.eippharma.com), a CNS-focused therapeutics company, today announced that the Phase 2 AscenD-LB study in patients with mild-to-moderate dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) met its primary endpoint of demonstrating an improvement in cognition as assessed by the Neuropsychological Test Battery (NTB). In the double-blind placebo-controlled study, patients receiving neflamapimod three times daily (TID) demonstrated significant improvement on the NTB compared to those who received either placebo or neflamapimod twice daily (BID); p=0.015, effect size (Cohen's d)=0.52. In addition, statistically significant improvements (p<0.05) or trends (p<0.1) were evident on multiple secondary clinical endpoints. The full results have been accepted as a late-breaking abstract and will be shared on November 7, 2020 during an oral presentation at the 13th Clinical Trials in Alzheimer's Disease (CTAD) meeting.
Today's Daily Dose brings you news about Gilead's acquisition of Immunomedics, Marinus' CDKL5 deficiency disorder trial results, Seattle Genetics' oncology collaborations with Merck, 89bio's NASH trial data, and Cassava Sciences' Alzheimer's trial results.
Today's Daily Dose brings you news about Gilead's acquisition of Immunomedics, Marinus' CDKL5 deficiency disorder trial results, Seattle Genetics' oncology collaborations with Merck, 89bio's NASH trial data, and Cassava Sciences' Alzheimer's trial results.
To further incentivize innovative ideas and opportunities in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias research, the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, has funded four exploratory Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers (ADRCs). These new centers will broaden current ADRC research initiatives with underrepresented populations such as African Americans, Native Americans, and those in rural communities -- all of which have different risk factors for developing these devastating diseases.
