Category Archives: Alzheimer's Disease

Snail toxin could harbour brain disease cure 

Snail toxin could harbour brain disease cure  New Kerala - Aug 20 10:23 PM Washington, Aug 21: University of Utah researchers claim to have discovered that a nerve toxin found in an ocean-dwelling snail may be a key in developing drugs to combat a host of neurological diseases, including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease.Save to My Web
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Early Alzheimer’s skin test hope 

Early Alzheimer’s skin test hope  BBC News - Aug 15 4:45 PM Scientists believe it may be possible to develop a quick, painless skin test for Alzheimer’s disease.Save to My Web
Falling enrollment could be costly for SIUC  Southern Illinoisan - Aug 19 4:53 AM Traffic snarled in Carbondale on Friday as students returned to the tree-lined Southern [...]

Molecular janitors help explain Alzheimer’s

Molecular janitors help explain Alzheimer’s MSNBC - Aug 10, 2006 WASHINGTON – Scientists have discovered molecular janitors that clear away a sticky gunk blamed for Alzheimer’s disease until they get old and quit
Alzheimer’s And Other Neurodegenerative Diseases Could Be Spotted Medical News Today (press release), UK - Aug 15, 2006 Neurodegenerative [...]

Why new health minister may prove a boon to Alzheimer’s sufferers

Why new health minister may prove a boon to Alzheimer’s sufferers Sunday Life, UK - Aug 13, 2006 The appointment of Paul Goggins as health minister here means there’s a new glimmer of hope for Ulster’s 17,000 Alzheimer’s sufferers, according to Lady Sylvia
Optics in Energy, Alzheimer’s, Physics Apps to be 90th OSA [...]

Diabetes drug may treat Alzheimer’s

Diabetes drug may treat Alzheimer’s NEWS.com.au, Australia - 7 hours ago By Tamara McLean. A DRUG used to treat diabetes may also help people with Alzheimer’s disease, an international genetics conference has been told.
Alzheimer’s Institute destined for landmark status Las Vegas Business Press, NV - 12 hours ago Frank Gehry, the 77-year-old globetrotting architect, is designing [...]

Analysis: Diabetes-Alzheimers link clearer 

Analysis: Diabetes-Alzheimers link clearer  UPI - Jul 17 8:23 AM MADRID, July 17 (UPI) — The ever-growing link that ties development of Alzheimer’s disease — the fatal disorder that robs people of their memories and then their lives — to a history of diabetes received further validation this week as more than 5,000 researchers reported on [...]

New Alzheimer’s Drug Shows Promise 

New Alzheimer’s Drug Shows Promise  Slashdot - Jul 24 1:05 AM An anonymous reader writes “The Herald Sun is reporting that researchers may have some progress to report on the Alzheimer’s front. A new drug, called PBT2, was developed by a Melbourne-based biotech firm that has been showing some promising results. From the article: ‘Early clinical [...]

Positive early data for TorreyPines’ Alzheimer’s drug

Positive early data for TorreyPines’ Alzheimer’s drug Pharmaceutical Business Review - Jul 25, 2006 A second phase I study of TorreyPines’ NGX267 candidate for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease has indicated that the drug is safe and shows signs of
Drug offers hope for Alzheimer’s cure The Age, Australia - Jul 23, 2006 Melbourne scientists believe [...]

Diabetes drugs may ward off Alzheimer’s

Diabetes drugs may ward off Alzheimer’s Standard-Speaker, PA - Jul 17, 2006 WASHINGTON – Diabetes and pre-diabetic conditions appear to worsen the risk of Alzheimer s disease but drugs that help regulate blood sugar may help patients
Alzheimer’s Drugs Only Marginally Helpful, Researchers Say Bloomberg - Jul 19, 2006 July 19 (Bloomberg) — Thomas Finucane, a [...]

New hope of curing dementia 

New hope of curing dementia  Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 23 6:59 AM AUSTRALIAN scientists have developed a pill that may one day help cure Alzheimer’s disease. -Save to My Web
Police Ask for Help Finding Missing Alzheimer’s Patient  KCTV 5 Kansas City - Jul 19 10:21 AM KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Police asked for help from the public [...]