Medivation Appoints Dr. Andrew A. Protter Vice President of
MSN MoneyCentral - Medivation’s current portfolio consists of small molecule drugs in development to treat 3 large, unmet medical needs - Alzheimer’s disease, Huntington’s disease and hormone-refractory prostate cancer, the last two of which are likely Orphan Drug
Finding suggests new weapon for Alzheimer’s
Lansing State Journal - WASHINGTON - Scientists have discovered molecular janitors that clear away a sticky gunk blamed for Alzheimer’s disease - until they get old and quit sweeping up. The finding helps explain why Alzheimer’s is a disease of aging. More importantly, it
Early Memory Lapses Could Warn of Alzheimer’s
Palm Beach Interactive - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13 (HealthDay News) — Older adults who complained of recurrent memory loss had brain changes that mirrored those of very early Alzheimer’s — even when standard cognitive tests came up normal, a new study reports. Based on these
REAGAN COLUMN: Get facts straight on stem cells
Portage Daily Register - Far from curing everything from Alzheimer’s disease to spinal cord injuries, and a whole host of other medical problems as proponents promise, all ESCR has produced thus far is cancerous tumors in lab animals. And even top ESCR scientists now admit
Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute Study: Caffeine Reduces Risk of Alzheimer’s
PR Newswire - TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ — Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute researchers report in the online edition of the peer-reviewed journal Neuroscience, that caffeine intake equal to five cups of coffee a day for humans protects mice against memory
Painting helps heal woman after loss
Salt Lake Tribune - It will be a red-letter day when Apple Village Assisted Living residents reach their goal of raising $1,000 for the Utah Alzheimer’s Association. Each day, residents of the Layton center chart their progress on the wall poster that outlines in red
VERONICA K. ELDRIDGE DECKER, 83, of Greenbriar I, BRICK
Asbury Park Press - Burial will be offered at 9 a.m. Saturday at Epiphany R.C. Church, Brick. Interment will be private and for family only. In lieu of flowers, donations to Holisticare Hospice, 1415 Hooper Ave., Suite 305, Toms River, NJ 08753, and/or Alzheimer’s
Health brief
Ithaca Journal - The Central New York Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will debut alzblog at blog.alzcny.org, the only Alzheimer’s-related blog on the Internet operated by a chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association on Sept. 18. Alzblog will link readers to