- EPIX Pharmaceuticals To Present Phase 2a Alzheimer's Data At Keystone Symposia By : Health News
EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:EPIX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel therapeutics through the use of its proprietary........... - Early Research Suggests Umbilical Cord Blood Cell Therapy May Reduce Progression Of Alzheimer's By : Health News
Stems cells derived from umbilical cord blood are showing early potential in fighting Alzheimer's disease, according to results from a new preclinical study published in the March issue of Stem Cells and Development. - Kaiser Permanente Study Shows That A Larger Abdomen In Midlife Increases Risk Of Dementia By : Health News
People in their 40s with larger stomachs have a higher risk for dementia when they reach their 70s, according to a study published in the March 26, 2008.......... - New Alzheimer's Study Underscores Importance Of Sustaining Viable Medicaid System By : Health News
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) said that findings in a new study from the Alzheimer's Association......... - Cancer-Related Protein May Play Key Role In Alzheimer's Disease By : Health News
The cancer-related protein Akt may profoundly influence the fate of the tau protein, which forms bundles of tangled nerve cell fibers in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease........ - Faster Cognitive Decline In Elderly May Be Signalled By Stroke Risk Factors By : Health News
Older Americans with the highest risk of stroke, but those who have never suffered a stroke......... - Diagnosis Of Alzheimer's Disease By Computer By : Health News
Computers are able to diagnose Alzheimer's disease faster and more accurately than experts, according to research published in the journal Brain. - Merging Discovery With Therapy: Second Generation Memory Care Debuts By : Health News
Researchers and clinicians from the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute are blurring the distinction between lab and clinic as they debut the second generation of memory care. - Families Need Help Coping With Mild Cognitive Impairment By : Health News
The age related memory condition known as mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is more disruptive of day-to-day life and relationships than once believed, gerontology researchers at Virginia Tech have discovered. - Mild Alzheimer's Patients Show Rapid Decline In Financial Skills Over One Year By : Health News
New research from UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham) shows that patients with mild Alzheimer's disease (AD) have a dramatic decline in their ability to make financial decisions over a one year period. - Forest Laboratories, Inc. Announces Positive Results Of Memantine Study Of Once-Daily Formulation By : Health News
Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: FRX) announced preliminary results of a Phase III study of memantine HCl (currently marketed as Namenda(R), a twice-daily immediate- release formulation) in a novel once-daily formulation. - Estrogen Like Compound May Reduce Risk For Alzheimer's In Mice By : Health News
New research accepted for publication in the journal Endocrinology reveals that mice with induced Alzheimer's like symptoms had improved cognitive function when given the synthetic estrogen-like hormone propylpyrazole triol (PPT). - Possible New Alzheimer's Gene Identified By : Health News
A variant of the gene CDC2 could possibly be used as a risk marker for Alzheimer's disease. - Alzheimer Society Receives 1 Million Dollars Gift On World Alzheimer's Day, Canada By : Health News
Last week on World Alzheimer's Day, the Alzheimer Society of Canada is pleased to announce its receipt of a 1 million dollars legacy gift. - Do You, Or Someone You Know, Work At Deloitte? UK By : Health News
Alzheimer's is on the shortlist to be one of Deloitte's chosen charities for 2008 and 2009, and Deloitte staff across the country are voting for their favourite charities from the list. - One In Seven Americans Age 71 And Older Has Some Type Of Dementia, NIH-Funded Study Estimates By : Health News
A new analysis suggests that about 3.4 million Americans age 71 and older - one in seven people in that age group - have dementia, and 2.4 million of them have Alzheimer's disease (AD). - Not Finishing High School May Lead To Memory Problems By : Health News
People who don't finish high school are at a higher risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease compared to people with more education, regardless of lifestyle choices and characteristics such as income, occupation, physical activity and smoking, according to a study published in the October 2, 2007, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. - The MUHC's Distinguished Public Lecture Series Begins A Second Season By : Health News
"From Microscope to Stethoscope," the distinguished public lecture series organized by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), is embarking on a second season. - Theory That Alzheimer's Disease Is A Third Form Of Diabetes Supported By Discovery By : Health News
Insulin, it turns out, may be as important for the mind as it is for the body. - NICE Revised Alzheimer's Disease Guidance Published By : Health News
Shire plc the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, is disappointed that the overall NICE Guidance excludes newly diagnosed patients with mild AD............... - Senior Doctor "Disappointed" Over Charity's Legal Challenge Against NICE, UK By : Health News
In this week's BMJ, a senior doctor describes his disappointment with the Alzheimer's Society's recent alliance with drug makers in bringing the first legal challenge to judgements.............. - Memory Pharmaceuticals Commences Phase 1 Clinical Program For R4996/MEM 63908 By : Health News
Memory Pharmaceuticals Corp. announced the dosing of the first subject in the single ascending dose (SAD) study of its Phase 1 clinical program of R4996/MEM 63908, a partial agonist of the nicotinic alpha-7 receptor. - Baxter And The Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study Group To Pursue A Phase III By : Health News
Baxter International Inc. and The Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study (ADCS) group today announced the decision to pursue a multi-center U.S. Phase III study evaluating the role of Gammagard Liquid [Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human)] (IGIV).............. - Understanding Degrading Of Brain Network May Help Prevent Or Slow Memory Decline By : Health News
Columbia University Medical Center researchers have identified a brain network within the frontal lobe that is associated with cognitive reserve............ - Women Lose Weight At Least A Decade Before Developing Dementia By : Health News
Women who have dementia start losing weight at least 10 years before the disease is diagnosed............ - Alzheimer's Medicines Judicial Review: ABPI Statement, UK By : Health News
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has welcomed the decision of the judicial review with regard to the discriminatory nature of NICE guidance on Alzheimer's medicines. - Alzheimer Scotland Disappointed By Today's Drug Decision By : Health News
Alzheimer Scotland expressed bitter disappointment at today's court decision not to reverse the ban on drugs in early Alzheimer's disease. - Intellect Neurosciences, Inc. Announces The Release Of Audited Data For Its Drug Candidate By : Health News
Intellect Neurosciences, Inc. announced today that it has obtained validated data and an audited report describing the results of a Phase Ia human clinical trial on OXIGON(TM). - Mayo Clinic Scientists Aim To Improve Risk Prediction, Diagnosis And Treatment Of Alzheimer's By : Health News
Imagine the day when a routine visit to the family doctor includes a simple blood test to predict the risk for developing Alzheimer's disease (AD). - Groups Seek To Address Cultural Barriers To Alzheimer's Disease Care By : Health News
The Alzheimer's Association and other groups have begun a campaign to address cultural barriers to care for dementia patients in minority communities, the Boston Globe reports. - Cure For Alzheimer's A Step Closer By : Health News
Scientists from St. Andrews University, Scotland, say they have developed a compound that has effectively stopped the disease from destroying brain cells. - Exelon Skin Patch Recommended For European Approval, The First Use Of This New Technology By : Health News
A patch that delivers Exelon, an effective Alzheimer's disease medication............ - Garden Access Benefits Dementia Sufferers By : Health News
Clients suffering from dementia, their carers and the hospital staff at a day centre for dementia sufferers all benefit from free access to a sensory garden. - Curry ingredient kills plaque leading to Alzheimer's By : Health News
Eating curry may really be good for health, for researchers have isolated a chemical called bisdemethoxycurcumin.................. - New Risk Factors Discovered For Alzheimer's Disease - Patients With Blood Vessel Damage By : Health News
A recent study in Journal of Neuroimaging suggests that cognitively normal adults exhibiting atrophy of their temporal lobe or damage to blood vessels in the brain are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease. - New Diagnostic Criteria For Alzheimer's Disease By : Health News
An international group of Alzheimer's disease (AD) experts have proposed new criteria for the reasearch diagnosis of the condition .................. - Increased Risks For Alzheimer's Disease By : Health News
A recent study in Journal of Neuroimaging suggests that cognitively normal adults exhibiting atrophy of their temporal lobe or damage to blood vessels in the brain are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease. - Experts propose new criteria for Alzheimer's diagnosis By : Health News
An international group of experts have proposed new criteria for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) ............... - Frequent Brain Stimulation In Old Age Reduces Risk Of Alzheimer's Disease By : Health News
How often old people read a newspaper, play chess, or engage in other mentally stimulating activities is related to risk of developing Alzheimer's disease ................ - Prion Proteins' Role Discovered In Alzheimer's Prevention By : Health News
A role for prion proteins, the much debated agents of mad cow disease and vCJD, has been identified. - Best Minds Put Their Heart Into Tackling Dementia, UK By : Health News
Delaying dementia by five years will halve the number of deaths from dementia in the UK, experts have highlighted at the launch of the Alzheimer's Society's 'Be Headstrong' campaign. - Accolades For Alzheimer's In Charity Award Win, UK By : Health News
The Alzheimer's Society has been named Disability Charity of the Year in the prestigious Charity Awards 2007. - Jog your mind to prevent Alzheimer's By : Health News
Engaging in mentally stimulating activities like reading newspapers or playing chess could protect the elderly from developing Alzheimer's disease, says a new study. - Many People With Early Dementia Can Drive Safely, Say Experts By : Health News
Many people with early dementia are capable of driving safely, say researchers in this week's BMJ. - Power3’s Dr. Ira Goldknopf to Address Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s By : Health News
Dr. Ira L. Goldknopf, the Director of Proteomics for Power3 Medical Products Inc. (OTC: PWRM, www.Power3Medical.com), will participate in the third annual CNS Diseases Congress at the Hilton Boston Back Bay, June 25-26, speaking on his company’s progress in proteomic blood-based testing for early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. - Alzheimer's Drug Based On Purdue-Designed Inhibitor Begins Clinical Trials By : Health News
A drug based on the design of a Purdue University researcher to treat Alzheimer's disease began the first phase of human clinical trials this week. - Alzheimer's Drug Based On Inhibitor Begins Clinical Trials By : Health News
A drug based on the design of a Purdue University researcher to treat Alzheimer's disease began the first phase of human clinical trials this week. - Omega-3 Supplements Affect Alzheimer's Symptoms By : Health News
Omega-3 supplements can, in certain cases, help combat the depression and agitation symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease . . . . . . . . . - Paving The Way Toward A Vaccine Against Alzheimer's Disease By : Health News
Scientists have provided new details about how proteins used to destroy bacteria and viruses may help treat Alzheimer's disease. - Paving The Way Toward A Vaccine Against Alzheimer's Disease By : Health News
Scientists have provided new details about how proteins used to destroy bacteria and viruses may help treat Alzheimer's disease. - MGH Study Could Explain Incidence Of Seizures In Alzheimer's Patients By : Health News
An enzyme involved in the formation of the amyloid-beta protein associated with Alzheimer's disease can also alter the mechanism by which signals are transmitted between brain cells, the disruption of which can cause seizures. - A Possible Mechanistic Link Between Stress And The Development Of Alzheimer Tangles By : Health News
Subjecting mice to repeated emotional stress, the kind we experience in everyday life, may contribute to the accumulation of neurofibrillary tangles, one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease, report researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. - New MRI Image Technique Predicts Early Onset Of Alzheimer's Disease By : Health News
Using new MRI techniques to analyze tissue composition and structure in the brain . . . . . . . . . - Early Results From Alzheimer's Neuroimaging Studies Could Speed Research By : Health News
Alzheimer's disease researchers may be able to reduce the time and expense associated with clinical trials . . . . . . . . - Mix Of Disease Processes At Work In Brains Of Most People With Dementia, Study Finds By : Health News
Few older people die with brains untouched by a pathological process . . . . . . . . . - Memory Test Can Reveal Nascent Dementia By : Health News
Memory problems have many causes, such as stress or depression, but they can also be an early sign of dementia. - Free Educational Forum For Alzheimer's Family Caregivers. Facing Challenges By : Health News
A Town Hall Forum titled, "Facing Challenges After a Dementia Diagnosis" is being held Thursday, July 26th, 2007 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Lake San Marcos Country Club. This free educational forum for family caregivers will address the issues facing families caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's Disease. A panel that includes an Internist, Neurologist, and others who will offer practical advice to caregivers on: healthy and successful caregiving, preparing and protecting yourself - Study Follows Recent Report Of Myelin As Suspect In Alzheimer's Disease By : Health News
Last month, Dr. George Bartzokis, director of the UCLA Memory Disorders and Alzheimer's Disease Clinic . . . . . . . . . . - CPAP Improves Sleep In Patients With Alzheimer's Disease, Sleep-Related Breathing Disorder By : Health News
Patients with both Alzheimer disease and a sleep-related breathing disorder (SRBD) experience disrupted sleep, resulting in increased nocturnal awakenings and a decreased percentage of REM sleep. - Simple Test Predicts 6-Year Risk Of Dementia By : Health News
A simple test that can be given by any physician predicts a person's risk for developing dementia within six years with 87 percent accuracy . . . . . . . . - Alzheimer's Disease To Quadruple Worldwide By 2050 By : Health News
More than 26 million people worldwide were estimated to be living with Alzheimer's disease in 2006, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. - Newly Discovered Antibody May Be Body's Natural Defense Against Alzheimer's By : Health News
In an important advance in the battle against Alzheimer's disease . . . . . . . - Mechanisms That May Unlock Answers To Alzheimer's Disease Found By MU Researchers By : Health News
Four million people in the United States and 15 to 20 million people worldwide are affected by Alzheimer's disease. - Researchers Tie Beta-Amyloids To Brain Dysfunction In Alzheimer's By : Health News
Researchers tied the accumulation of the toxic brain protein beta-amyloid to Alzheimer's disease . . . . . . . . - Accelerated Cognitive Decline In Alzheimer's Disease Associated With Nursing Home Placement By : Health News
People with Alzheimer's disease experience an acceleration in the rate of cognitive decline after being placed in a nursing home according to a new study by Rush University Medical Center. - Yin And Yang -- Balance Could Play Key Role In Progression Of Alzheimer's Disease By : Health News
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are challenging current thinking on the causes and prevention of Alzheimer's disease . . . . . . . . . - Brain Inflammation May Be Friend, Not Foe, For Alzheimer's Patients By : Health News
Inflammation in the brain may not be so bad after all when it comes to Alzheimer's disease. - Date Set For High Court Showdown On Alzheimer's Drugs, UK By : Health News
The first High Court challenge of a decision by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) will begin on Monday 25 June, a judge announced today. - Research Reveals Benefits Of Dementia Drugs In The Brain By : Health News
Key proteins linked to plaques in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias were 70 per cent less in people prescribed the only-available treatments for the condition compared to untreated patients. - Can An Omega-3 Fatty Acid Slow The Progression Of Alzheimer's Disease? By : Health News
Nutritionists have long endorsed fish as part of a heart-healthy diet, and now some studies suggest that omega-3 fatty acids found in the oil of certain fish may also benefit the brain by lowering the risk of Alzheimer's disease. - Seniors Unfairly Stereotyped As Grouchy And Frail By : Health News
A study of caregivers of Alzheimer's patients and non-caregivers done by the University of Alberta in Edmonton . . . . . . - Secondhand Smoke Increases Risk Of Dementia By : Health News
Exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke increases the risk of developing dementia . . . . . . . - Medivation Announces Presentation Of New Subset Analyses From Dimebon(TM) Phase 2 By : Health News
Medivation, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDVN) today announced that new data from the mild and moderate subgroups of Alzheimer's disease . . . . . . . . - Accera, Inc. Announces Results Of Phase II Study In Alzheimer's Disease At American Academy By : Health News
Accera Inc. is presenting topline data today from its Phase IIb study of its lead compound AC-1202 in Alzheimer's disease (AD) at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) 59th Annual Meeting in Boston. - Alzheimer's Society NICE Challenge Submitted To High Court, UK By : Health News
Serious flaws in the way the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) reached its controversial decision to restrict access to dementia drugs on the NHS was submitted to the high court on 27 April, 2006 by the Alzheimer's Society. - Commonly Used Pain Medications Do Not Prevent Alzheimer's Disease By : Health News
Over-the-counter pain medication naproxen and prescription pain reliever celecoxib do not prevent Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published April 25, 2007 . . . . . . . - Cortex Area Thinner In Youth With Alzheimer's-Related Gene By : Health News
A part of the brain first affected by Alzheimer's disease is thinner in youth with a risk gene for the disorder . . . . . . . - Low Dose Aspirin Does Not Protect Women Against Cognitive Decline By : Health News
Taking low dose aspirin does not protect older women against cognitive decline, finds a large study published on bmj.com today. - Humanizing Dementia Care May Extend Patients' Lives By : Health News
Through an intensive comparative study of two nursing home units using contrasting approaches to dementia care for elders with severely disturbed behaviors . . . . . . - Potential Of Exelon® Patch As Promising Treatment Approach For Alzheimer's Disease Patients By : Health News
Results of a large-scale study published last week in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry show that Exelon® Patch . . . . . . . - Proteins Important In Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Disease Travel In The Slow Lane By : Health News
Using a novel video-imaging system, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have been able to observe proteins important in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease moving along axons, extensions of nerve cells that carry proteins away from the cell body. - Research Could Lead To Treatment For Alzheimer's Disease By : Health News
A molecule designed by a Purdue University researcher could lead to the first drug treatment for Alzheimer's disease. - Pre-Clinical Study Using Martek's DHA Reduces Brain Lesions In Alzheimer's Animal Model By : Health News
Martek's proprietary DHA algal oil may slow the development of two brain lesions that are hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study featured in the April 18 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience. - AAN Potamkin Prize For Alzheimer's Research Awarded To Richard Mayeux By : Health News
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) is awarding the 2007 Potamkin Prize to Richard Mayeux, MD, MSc, Fellow of the AAN and co-director of the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Medical Center in New York, for his research related to Alzheimer's disease. - European Research Helps People With Dementia To Navigate Their Day By : Health News
As approximately 1.9 million elderly people in Europe experience a form of dementia. - Memory Pharmaceuticals Completes Enrollment In Phase 2a MEM 1003 Alzheimer's Disease Trial By : Health News
Memory Pharmaceuticals Corp. today announced that it has completed enrollment in its Phase 2a trial of MEM 1003 in Alzheimer's disease. - Response To Alzheimer's Disease Disparities From Medical University Of South Carolina By : Health News
A recent New York Times article reported that more than five million Americans have Alzheimer's disease. - Challenging NICE's Restriction For Alzheimer's Drugs May Be Attempt To Undermine Its Processes, UK By : Health News
According to an editorial written by a senior health economist in this week's British Medical Journal (BMJ), a legal challenge against *NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) over its decision to limit the use of drugs for Alzheimer's disease could well be an attempt to undermine its processes. - Wandering Is Health Risk For 1 In 5 Cognitively Impaired Nursing Home Patients By : Health News
In a study involving over 15,000 cognitively impaired VA nursing home patients, researchers from the International Research Consortium on Wandering found that one in five were prone to aimless wandering through nursing home facilities, putting themselves at increased health risk and creating additional strain on nursing staff. - Sarasota's Roskamp Institute Announces Positive Safety Data In Human Clinical Study For Alzheimer's By : Health News
The Roskamp Institute announced today that it has received positive preliminary results in its major clinical study that is testing a promising new drug application for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. - Alzheimer's Disease Prevalence Rates Rise To More Than Five Million In The United States By : Health News
The Alzheimer's Association today reports that in 2007 there are now more than 5 million people in the United States living with Alzheimer's disease. - Five Million Americans With Alzheimer's Report Says By : Health News
A new report from the Alzheimer's Association says there are more than 5 million people in the US living with Alzheimer's disease today. - DiaGenic ASA Presents Prototypes of the First Early Bloodtest for Alzheimer’s Disease at AD/PD 2007 By : Health News
DiaGenic ASA today presented prototypes for its early diagnostic test for Alzheimer’s disease at the 8th International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases (AD/PD 2007) at Salzburg, Austria. - Avid Announces Results Of Av-1 Molecular Imaging Agent For Alzheimer's Disease Presented At AD/PD By : Health News
Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, Inc. (Avid), a product-focused molecular imaging company, today announced the presentation of the first results from a clinical study of 18F-AV-1/ZK (AV-1) a novel radiopharmaceutical for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of amyloid plaques in patients with Alzheimer's disease. - Misperceptions About Alzheimer's Among African-American And Hispanic Caregivers By : Health News
African-American and Hispanic caregivers (1) of people with Alzheimer's disease are significantly more likely than caregivers of other races to consider the disease a normal part of the aging process and dismiss its symptoms as part of getting older, according to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America's (AFA) second ICAN: Investigating Caregivers' Attitudes and Needs survey. - Modern Imaging For Detecting Alzheimer And Dementia Fight Against Cognitive Decline By : Health News
The older people become, the greater risk they have of sharing the tragic fate of those who remain alive yet are increasingly unaware of the world around them. - Memory Pharmaceuticals Commences Phase 2a Trial Of MEM 3454 In Alzheimer's Disease By : Health News
Memory Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Nasdaq: MEMY) today announced the dosing of the first subject in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2a clinical trial of MEM 3454, the company's lead nicotinic alpha-7 receptor partial agonist, in Alzheimer's disease. - Genetic Risk Factors For Alzheimer's Disease Examined By : Health News
Cardiff University researchers have found evidence for new genes involved in the development of Alzheimer's disease. - Role Of Cholesterol In Alzheimer's Disease Unclear, Reports The 'Harvard Men's Health Watch' By : Health News
It sounds simple: The lower your cholesterol, the better your heart health. But a man's heart and his head don't always agree. - Alzheimer’s Dementia Conference Set for March 24 By : Health News
Families, professionals and persons with early Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias are invited to participate in a day-long conference on March 24, 2007, at the Saint Paul RiverCentre, 175 W. Kellogg Boulevard, Saint Paul, Minn. “A Meeting of the Minds
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