Alzheimer’s disease

Mar 19, 2024

Bristol Myers Squibb Enhances Neuroscience Arm with Karuna Therapeutics Buyout Bristol Myers Squibb has declared the finalization of its purchase of Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. With this acquisition concluded Karuna’s shares are no longer being traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, as Karuna is now fully owne...

Oct 04, 2023

Alzheimer’s Disease represents one of the most pressing challenges in today's healthcare market. As its prevalence continues to soar with the aging global population, the hurdles in its diagnostic and treatment also continue to rise. As per the estimate, globally, about 55 million people are living with dementia in...

Oct 02, 2023

Alzheimer’s, the most common type of dementia, particularly with an increasing geriatric population, presents a major global crisis. The disease mostly occurs in sexagenarians, but it may manifest in quadragenarians. It is one of the most prevalent neurodegenerative disorders with a multifactorial pathogenesis. It ...

Sep 26, 2023

Disc Medicine Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for MWTX-003 for the Treatment of Polycythemia Vera On Sept. 20, 2023, Disc Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ: IRON) announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track Designation to MWTX-003 for the treatment of patients with Polycyt...

Aug 10, 2023

Quest Introduced First-To-Market Consumer-Initiated Blood Test for Alzheimer's Disease Risk Assessment on Questhealth Website On July 31, 2023, Quest Diagnostics, a leader in diagnostic information services, announced the introduction of the AD-Detect™ Test for Alzheimer's Disease on questhealth.com – the first ...

Jul 11, 2023

Astellas Announces FDA Grants Priority Review for Zolbetuximab Biologics License Application Astellas Pharma Inc. announced that the FDA has accepted and granted Priority Review for the company's Biologics Licence Application (BLA) for zolbetuximab, a first-in-class investigational Claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2)-target...

Jul 10, 2023

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, accounting for more than 60% of all cases, and is characterized by a gradual decline in cognitive and functional abilities. It represents a global health crisis that is increasing with the increasing geriatric population. It represents a global health crisis ...

Jun 29, 2023

GE HealthCare Announced Collaboration with DePuy Synthes to Bring Advanced 3D Precision Imaging Innovation to Spine Practices in the United States On June 21, 2023, GE HealthCare entered into a distribution agreement with DePuy Synthes, the Orthopaedics division of Johnson & Johnson, to bring GE HealthCare’s...

May 26, 2023

The term “psychosis” defines a group of mental symptoms that occur when there has been a partial loss of contact with reality. A person’s thoughts and perceptions are distorted during a psychotic episode, and they could find it difficult to distinguish between tangible and intangible. Other signs include nonsensica...

Feb 20, 2023

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is becoming a rapidly growing public health concern due to the rise in the world’s aging population. Based on the data obtained from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) database, the incidence and prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias increased by 147.95 and 160.84%, res...