Archives - Thursday 19 June 2008
Known Genetic Risk Alzheimer's In Whites Also Places Blacks At Risk
Published on Thursday 19 June 2008 - 23:24 - http://www.physorg.com/A commonly recognized gene that places one at risk for Alzheimer`s disease does not discriminate between blacks and whites, according to new research led by Florida State University.
Mercy killing verdicts reignite euthanasia debate
Published on Thursday 19 June 2008 - 23:03 - http://www.abc.net.au/The conviction of two Sydney women over the death of an Alzheimer's sufferer reignites the euthanasia debate.
[NEWS] VIROLOGY: Alzheimer's Risk Factor Also Aids HIV
Published on Thursday 19 June 2008 - 22:50 - http://www.sciencemag.org/A study out this week suggests that in addition to predisposing carriers to Alzheimer's disease, the defective lipid transporter apolipoprotein E4 also hastens the death of people infected with...
Caregiver Allegedly Hoses Down Naked Alzheimer's Patient
Published on Thursday 19 June 2008 - 20:41 - http://www.nbc5.com/Police arrest a caregiver after neighbors report seeing her hosing down a 60-year-old Alzheimer patient who sat naked in a lawn chair in a suburban back yard. Get the latest Chicago-area news when...
Caregiver accused of hosing down client
Published on Thursday 19 June 2008 - 20:05 - http://www.dailyindia.com/A caregiver in Inverness, Ill., allegedly used a garden hose to wash a naked 60-year-old Alzheimer's disease patient in her backyard, authorities say.
Suven Life Starts Clinical Trials of its Molecule
Published on Thursday 19 June 2008 - 19:34 - http://www.fdanews.com/Hyderabad-based drug discovery and development company Suven Life Sciences stated that it has started phase-I clinical trials of its molecule SUVN-502, intended for treatment of Alzheimer's disease...
Caregiver accused of hosing down client
Published on Thursday 19 June 2008 - 19:32 - http://www.upi.com/CHICAGO, June 19 (UPI) -- A caregiver in Inverness, Ill., allegedly used a garden hose to wash a naked 60-year-old Alzheimer's disease patient in her backyard, authorities say.
Stem cells give old muscles new pep
Published on Thursday 19 June 2008 - 19:28 - http://www.scienceblog.com/Old muscle got a shot of youthful vigor in a stem cell experiment by bioengineers at the University of California, Berkeley, setting the path for research on new treatments for age-related...
Euthanasia guilty verdict splits family
Published on Thursday 19 June 2008 - 18:55 - http://news.com.au/AS heartbreaking as it was to watch her father's slow decline from alzheimer's disease, Tania Shakespeare did not think euthanasia was the answer.
Australian jury convicts 2 women in euthanasia case
Published on Thursday 19 June 2008 - 18:42 - http://www.pr-inside.com/(PR-inside.com) SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - A jury convicted two women Thursday of manslaughter in the death of an Australian man Swiss authorities had refused to legally euthanize because he suffered...
