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Alzamend Neuro Initiates First Phase II Clinical Trial of AL001 “Lithium in Brain” Study Taking Place at Massachusetts General Hospital
Topline data expected by year endHead-to-head studies of AL001 versus a marketed lithium carbonate product will be conducted for comparisons of lithium blood and brain/brain-structure pharmacokinetics in healthy subjects ATLANTA, May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alzamend Neuro, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALZN) (“Alzamend”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel products for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (“Alzheimer’s”), bipolar disorder (“BD”), major depressive disorde
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