Putting a Price on Innovation

Published on Friday 25 July 2008 - 21:00 - http://www.portfolio.com/

Founded 30 years ago at the dawn of biotech, Genentech is a legend in an industry where companies yearn to do what it does: to make billions of dollars off of novel drugs while remaining true to...

New Alzheimer 's drug inspires hope

Published on Friday 25 July 2008 - 19:00 - http://www.stuff.co.nz/

Canterbury Alzheimer's patients will be among the first to benefit from a breakthrough medicine now undergoing a worldwide drug trial.

ICAD 2008: Alzheimer 's Association International Conference on Alzheimer 's Disease

Published on Friday 25 July 2008 - 18:00 - http://www.medscape.com/

Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from the meeting. Medscape Neurology & Neurosurgery

The Friday Buffet

Published on Friday 25 July 2008 - 18:00 - http://chicagoist.com/

WineStyles Chicago (1433 W. Belmont) is hosting a tasting this evening from 6-8 p.m. to benefit the Alzheimer's Association. Cost is $25, $20 of which is tax...

A Bad Mix - Cell Phones and Children?

Published on Friday 25 July 2008 - 17:14 - http://brainblogger.com/

Do you remember a time when most people on the roads just drove their car? Let me be more explicit. Do you remember a time when the main activities drivers engaged in were talking to a passenger,...

Neurotherapeutics Presents Special Issue on New Treatments for Alzheimer 's Disease

Published on Friday 25 July 2008 - 17:05 - http://www.webwire.com/

Chicago, July 2008 —The editors of Neurotherapeutics are pleased and proud to announce their July issue, devoted to "Novel Therapeutics for Alzheimer's Disease."...

Alzheimer 's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer 's Association Accepted for...

Published on Friday 25 July 2008 - 17:05 - http://www.webwire.com/

Philadelphia, July 2008 — Elsevier and the Alzheimer's Association announced that External link Alzheimer's & Dementia: The...

Alvaro Fernandez: Top 10 Brain Training Predictions

Published on Friday 25 July 2008 - 16:10 - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/

As brain fitness and training becomes mainstream and new "brain trainers" appear, we can observe a number of trends given significant market growth and recent research findings.

Alzheimer 's Vaccine Clears Plaques but Does Not Stop Disease Progression

Published on Friday 25 July 2008 - 15:26 - http://www.medscape.com/

Immunization against the amyloid-beta peptide clears amyloid plaques but does not prevent progressive neurodegeneration associated with Alzheimer's disease, new...

Merck invests $300M in vaccine expansion; Bayer taps new chief;

Published on Friday 25 July 2008 - 15:03 - http://www.fiercebiotech.com/

> Merck's decision to pump $300 million into an expansion of its Durham, NC vaccine facility is seen by analysts as part of a coordinated effort to solidify a leading role in a booming global...