Archives - Monday 30 June 2008
Crawling the Web: Alzheimer's and p53
Published on Monday 30 June 2008 - 23:47 - http://www.scientistlive.com/Everyday, Scientist Live turns its eyes to the Web around it and highlights news and research across the Internet. Today we look at Alzheimer's disease and the human p53 regulator.
Potential Cure for Alzheimer’s Fails Late-Stage Clinical Trial
Published on Monday 30 June 2008 - 23:23 - http://www.tothecenter.com/On Monday, Myriad Genetics decided to discontinue the development of the drug, Flurizan, after it suffered a significant failure in a late-stage clinical trial. The drug was intended to treat...
Study in other fields leading to Alzheimer's breakthroughs
Published on Monday 30 June 2008 - 23:00 - http://www.kvue.com/Instead of focusing on the consequences of Alzheimer’s, some scientists are studying its causes in hopes of finding a way to prevent the onset.
"Good" cholesterol may protect memory, study finds
Published on Monday 30 June 2008 - 22:48 - http://www.reuters.com/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Middle-aged people with low levels of so-called good cholesterol may be at higher risk for memory decline that could foreshadow Alzheimer's disease or other forms of...
Alzheimer’s Drug Fails Clinical Trial
Published on Monday 30 June 2008 - 19:24 - http://www.nytimes.com/Flurizan, a drug developed by Myriad Genetics to treat Alzheimer’s disease, failed in a closely watched late-stage clinical trial, dealing another blow to efforts to combat the illness.
Monday Options Update: C, MYGN, TSN, LLTC, F, GM, BEC, RNWK
Published on Monday 30 June 2008 - 18:55 - http://seekingalpha.com/Citigroup (C) –Traders continue to nettle Citi stock with another 3% decline to $16.72. Over the weekend it was announced that Citi is overhauling its bonus system for senior management, making...
July 2008 Highlights
Published on Monday 30 June 2008 - 18:36 - http://www.ajp.psychiatryonline.org/This audio program presents a case discussing the resumption of clozapine treatment after development of neutropenia, antipsychotic treatment of Alzheimer’s disease symptoms, a treatment decision...
Equipment helps find Alzheimer's, other patients who wander away
Published on Monday 30 June 2008 - 18:34 - http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/FLOWERY BRANCH — Authorities searched for three hours before they found the autistic child, the grandson of a Gainesville-Hall County Pilot Club member, who had gone missing.
Myriad Genetics: Another Alzheimer's Compound Goes Down
Published on Monday 30 June 2008 - 18:06 - http://seekingalpha.com/Derek Lowe submits: I was mentioning the gamma secretase enzyme around here just the other day as a longstanding target for Alzheimer's therapy. I remember the period during the 1990s when the...
Not funny
Published on Monday 30 June 2008 - 16:44 - http://www.sltrib.com/Shame on The Tribune for placing the story "Fake bus stop keeps Alzheimer's patients at home" (Tribune, June 25) in its News of the Weird column. That story belonged in the news section along with...
