Archives - Friday 18 April 2008
AAN: Investigational Amyloid Inhibitor Slows Early Alzheimer's Progression
Published on Friday 18 April 2008 - 22:19 - http://www.medpagetoday.com/CHICAGO -- Progression of early Alzheimer's disease was significantly delayed with an oral investigational agent that blocks rogue beta-amyloid protein, a researcher said here.
A Look at the Promising Experimental Alzheimer’s Drug Revealed
Published on Friday 18 April 2008 - 21:56 - http://www.chattershmatter.com/An earlier analysis of a study on an experimental Alzheimer’s drug called Dimebon suggests that the compound is effective at improving cognitive functions of patients with mild to moderate...
Alzheimer's Patients On Experimental Drug Showed Improved Mental Skills After One Year
Published on Friday 18 April 2008 - 20:00 - http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/Patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease who were treated with the experimental drug Dimebon from US drugmaker Medivation Inc, showed improvement in key mental skills after a year...
Alzheimer's Risks
Published on Friday 18 April 2008 - 20:00 - http://www.wowktv.com/Smoking and drinking may lead to Alzheimer's.
Linking Alzheimer's and Cholesterol
Published on Friday 18 April 2008 - 19:18 - http://www.usnews.com/It turns out that there may be a link between Alzheimer's disease and high cholesterol
Podcast: Alzheimer's Disease Vaccine Trial Suspended on Safety Concern
Published on Friday 18 April 2008 - 19:13 - http://www.medpagetoday.com/CHICAGO -- In this exclusive MedPage Today podcast, Jeffrey Cummings, M.D., of the University of California Los Angeles, discusses the suspension of a clinical trial for the investigational...
Irving to begin Alzheimer's support group
Published on Friday 18 April 2008 - 18:51 - http://neighborsgoblog.dallasnews.com/Caregivers of victims of Alzheimer's disease can now meet every second Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Heritage Senior Center. To get more information, go to neighborsgo.com.
Elan Inc. Stock Tanks After Alzheimer’s Trial Ends
Published on Friday 18 April 2008 - 16:11 - http://www.newsinferno.com/Elan Inc. halted clinical trials of a once-promising Alzheimer’s disease drug it was developing with Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, causing share’s of the Irish company’s stock to fall in...
High cholesterol in your 40s increases risk of Alzheimer's disease
Published on Friday 18 April 2008 - 14:00 - http://www.medicexchange.com/People with high cholesterol in their early 40s are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than those with low cholesterol, according to research presented at the American Academy of Neurology...
Vaccine trial for Alzheimer’s halted
Published on Friday 18 April 2008 - 14:00 - http://www.irishexaminer.com/ELAN and Wyeth have suspended a study on a vaccine targeted at a suspected cause of Alzheimer’s disease, according to the website ClinicalTrials.gov.
