Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
LB Pharmaceuticals Files for $228M IPO to Fund Phase III Schizophrenia Drug
LB Pharmaceuticals; IPO; Phase III trial; schizophrenia; LB-102; biotech; CNS therapeutics; bipolar depression; Alzheimer’s psychosis; amisulpride; FDA; Nasdaq
Hundreds of HHS Workers Accuse RFK Jr. of Destroying Public Health Trust After CDC Attack
RFK Jr.; Health and Human Services (HHS); CDC attack; public health trust; misinformation; vaccine skepticism; harassment; violence against federal workers
Reunion Psychedelic Therapy Advances to Pivotal Trials after Postpartum Depression Success
Reunion Neuroscience; RE104; psychedelic therapy; postpartum depression (PPD); Phase II trial; Phase III trial; RECONNECT trial; clinical trial results; Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS); remission rates
CDC Launches ‘Free Mind’ Campaign Targeting Teen Substance Use and Mental Health
CDC; Free Mind campaign; youth mental health; substance use; drug overdose; fentanyl; teen suicide; coping strategies
Atai’s Schizophrenia Drug Fails to Improve Cognition in Phase 2 Study
Atai Life Sciences; Recognify Life Sciences; inidascamine; schizophrenia; cognitive impairment; Phase 2b trial; clinical trial failure; cognition; CIAS; clinical endpoints
FDA Advisory Committee Rejects Lundbeck and Otsuka’s PTSD Bid for Rexulti
Lundbeck; Otsuka; Rexulti; FDA advisory committee; PTSD; brexpiprazole; sertraline; clinical trials; drug efficacy; setback
Trump’s CDC Nominee Susan Monarez Affirms Vaccine Safety and Access Commitment
Susan Monarez; CDC nominee; vaccines; Trump administration; vaccine safety; autism; Senate confirmation; Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; Gavi Vaccine Alliance
Compass Pathways Achieves Phase 3 Win for Psilocybin in Depression, Yet Stock Tumbles
Compass Pathways; COMP360; psilocybin; Phase 3 trial; depression; treatment-resistant depression; clinical trial; stock decline; investor reaction; FDA
Draig Therapeutics Raises $140M Series A to Advance Neuropsychiatric Drug Pipeline
Draig Therapeutics; $140M Series A; neuropsychiatric drugs; DT-101; depression treatment; AMPA receptor modulator; GABA modulators; biotech funding; Cardiff University; SV Health Investors
Sage Therapeutics Acquired by Supernus Pharmaceuticals in $561M Deal
Sage Therapeutics; Supernus Pharmaceuticals; acquisition; Zurzuvae; postpartum depression; biotech; pharmaceutical industry; major depressive disorder; Biogen; deal value