Archives - Wednesday 12 November 2008
Alzheimer's: Still Barking Up the Wrong Tree?
Published on Wednesday 12 November 2008 - 22:53 - http://blog.newsweek.com/I was intrigued, and a bit alarmed, by a study in this month’s Archives of Neurology. The study used an imaging agent called Pittsburgh Compound B (so-named because it was discovered at the...
Researchers Explore New Technologies, Treatments for Dementia Patients
Published on Wednesday 12 November 2008 - 22:24 - http://www.pbs.org/About 5 million Americans suffer from dementia -- about half of those from Alzheimer's disease --according to official estimates. Now, researchers are looking for new treatments in a field that...
Australian gets jail time for euthanasia
Published on Wednesday 12 November 2008 - 19:53 - http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/SYDNEY, Australia -- Alzheimer's battered Graeme Wylie so much that he could no longer recall his own birthday or remember that he had children. But, his partner said, Wylie did know this: Life was...
Can neurotech deliver on its growth promise? (ACOR, ACAD, EVTC)
Published on Wednesday 12 November 2008 - 19:35 - http://www.bloggingstocks.com/Filed under: Small business, Technology, NASDAQEarlier this week I met with three CEOs of the neurotech industry -- Ron Cohen of Acorda Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ACOR), Uli Hacksell of Acadia...
Harman Senior Center to give free memory screenings
Published on Wednesday 12 November 2008 - 19:02 - http://www.yakimaherald.com/Free memory screenings will be held Thursday at the Harman Senior Center. The screenings are confidential and are being offered as part of the Alzheimer's Foundation of America campaign to promote...
Harman Center to give free memory screenings
Published on Wednesday 12 November 2008 - 19:02 - http://www.yakimaherald.com/Free memory screenings will be held Thursday at the Harman Center. The screenings are confidential and are being offered as part of the Alzheimer's Foundation of America campaign to promote proper...
Southport News: Southport's Alzheimer’s Society escape closure after receiving a £350,000 lottery grant
Published on Wednesday 12 November 2008 - 16:37 - http://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/STAFF at the Southport branch of the Alzheimer’s Society are celebrating receiving a £350,000 grant from the National Lottery.
Memory screenings to be held
Published on Wednesday 12 November 2008 - 16:08 - http://www.montereyherald.com/The Alzheimer's Foundation of America will hold memory screenings from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 399 Drake Ave. in Monterey. The face-to-face screening takes about five to ten minutes and...
Mandatory Gardasil; rising Medicare prescription costs;
Published on Wednesday 12 November 2008 - 15:10 - http://www.fiercepharma.com/> The RPM Report posted five rules of thumb to consider when replacing Andy von Eschenbach's job as FDA commissioner, noting that the process could take a while and that the result could be Steve...
Hormone shows promise in reversing Alzheimer's disease, stroke
Published on Wednesday 12 November 2008 - 14:54 - http://www.huliq.com/Saint Louis University researchers have identified a novel way of getting a potential treatment for Alzheimer's disease and stroke into the brain where it can do its work.
