Archives - Wednesday 11 June 2008
New Promising Drugs Help Fight Alzheimers
Published on Wednesday 11 June 2008 - 22:28 - http://www.dbtechno.com/New York (dbTechno) - According to a new study released, there is a new class of drugs which may be effective in treating Alzheimers disease. The drugs are called gamma-secretase modulators. This...
Life Expectancy Up, Death Rates Down
Published on Wednesday 11 June 2008 - 22:06 - http://chicagoist.com/The National Center for Health Statistics released its life expectancy report, and good news! If you can read the report, you're still alive. Also, life expectancy for babies born in 2006 is an...
Life expectancy rises, Alzheimer's deaths mount
Published on Wednesday 11 June 2008 - 22:01 - http://www.reuters.com/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. life expectancy hit a record high of 78.1 years in 2006 while Alzheimer's disease crept up a notch to No. 6 on the list of leading causes of death, U.S. health officials...
Respite care helpful but difficult option
Published on Wednesday 11 June 2008 - 20:31 - http://www.mayoclinic.com/Respite care can be a big help to Alzheimer's caregivers if emotional obstacles can be overcome.Sponsored by:Chemotherapy.com - http://www.chemotherapy.com
Researchers find drugs being tested for Alzheimer's disease work in unexpected and beneficial ways
Published on Wednesday 11 June 2008 - 20:03 - http://www.physorg.com/Researchers at Mayo Clinic, with their national and international collaborators, have discovered how a class of agents now in testing to treat Alzheimer's disease work, and say they may open up an...
Promising drug fights Alzheimer's in three ways
Published on Wednesday 11 June 2008 - 19:59 - http://www.reuters.com/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A type of drug that may offer promise in treating Alzheimer's disease works in three ways to fight the formation of "plaques" in the brain that are a hallmark of the ailment,...
Researchers find gamma-secretase modulators being tested for Alzheimer’s work in unexpected and beneficial ways
Published on Wednesday 11 June 2008 - 19:56 - http://www.news-medical.net/Researchers at Mayo Clinic, with their national and international collaborators, have discovered how a class of agents now in testing to treat Alzheimer's disease work, and say they may open up an...
New discoveries fuel excitement over experimental Alzheimer drug
Published on Wednesday 11 June 2008 - 19:51 - http://news.smh.com.au/Scientists on Wednesday said they had developed an experimental drug to combat Alzheimer's that employs a double-pronged attack against a rogue protein fingered for causing the disease.
Bright Lights May Prevent Dementia
Published on Wednesday 11 June 2008 - 19:25 - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/When it comes to Alzheimer's disease, no one yet knows the best way to halt the gradual slips in memory and other brain functions that are the hallmarks of the disease. But researchers in the...
Researchers find drugs being tested for Alzheimer’s disease work in unexpected and beneficial ways
Published on Wednesday 11 June 2008 - 19:22 - http://esciencenews.com/Researchers at Mayo Clinic, with their national and international collaborators, have discovered how a class of agents now in testing to treat Alzheimer's disease work, and say they may open up an...
