Anavex Life Sciences Corp. posted positive top-line data from its phase IIb/III study of ANAVEX 2-73-AD-004 (blarcamesine) in treating mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and mild AD. The oral small-molecule activator of the sigma-1 receptor (SIGMAR1) met the study’s primary endpoints and key secondary endpoint with statistically significant results.