NEW YORK, March 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXSM), a biopharmaceutical company developing and delivering novel therapies for the management of central nervous...
In first-of-their-kind observations in the human brain, an international team of researchers has revealed two well-known neurochemicals — dopamine and serotonin — are at work at sub-second speeds to shape how people perceive the world and take action based on their perception.
(Reuters) - Skin cells reprogrammed to produce the neurotransmitter dopamine and inserted deep into the brain of a 69-year-old man with Parkinson’s disease have allowed him to tie his shoes again and resume swimming and biking, researchers reported in The New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday.
Sunovion Pharma is calling it quits on dasotraline, a dopamine and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor it was developing for binge eating disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It withdrew New Drug Applications for both indications and stopped development of the program.
Moving the FDA's gears can be a lengthy process, particularly when it comes to citizen petitions. But after waiting two and a half years for regulators to stiffen impulse-control warnings on dopamine-driving Parkinson's drugs, one watchdog group ran out of patience.
The legal headaches continue for Abbott following its 2017 roller-coaster acquisition of diagnostics maker Alere, with the U.S. Department of Justice signing on to a five-and-half-year-old whistleblower suit against one of Alere’s now-defunct subsidiaries.
ARDSLEY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:ACOR) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved INBRIJA™ for intermittent treatment of OFF episodes in people with Parkinson’s disease treated with carbidopa/levodopa. OFF episodes, also known as OFF periods, are defined as the return of Parkinson’s symptoms that result from low levels of dopamine between doses of oral carbidopa/levodopa, the standard oral baseline Parkinson’s treatment.
Backed by Bain, Pfizer loads prime CNS assets into new biotech
Hikma Intl Pharms Generic Dopamine Hydrochloride Receives Approval In US
Anyone shopping for some early- and mid-stage neurosciences programs should look over the menu of discontinued programs out from Pfizer $PFE this morning.