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Sep 25, 2003 |
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FDA Backs New Alzheimer’s Drug: Memantine
A drug long used in Germany to ease the ravages of Alzheimer’s disease took a step toward the U.S. market on Wednesday when government scientists backed memantine as the first treatment specifically for late stages of the mind-stealing disease. |
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Jun 11, 2003 |
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New Herbal Therapy Effective in Treating Vascular Dementia
For centuries, the herb Chinese gastrodine has been used in China to treat disorders such as dizziness, headache and even ischemic stroke. Research presented today at the American Heart Association's Second Asia Pacific Scientific Forum shows treatment with a gastrodine compound granule is effective in improving impaired memory, orientation, language and other effects of stroke in patients who were diagnosed with mild to moderate vascular dementia (VaD) after their stroke. |
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Oct 28, 2002 |
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Can Alzheimer's Disease Be Slowed by Shunting Cerebrospinal Fluid?
In a first study of its kind, researchers from Stanford University, the University of Washington (Seattle), and the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix tested the hypothesis that improving the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid, the liquid surrounding the brain and spinal cord, will slow or stop the progression of dementia in people with Alzheimer's disease.
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Aug 01, 2005 |
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How To Keep Your Brain In Shape
Are there days when you think you need a brain transplant? You’re getting those "senior moments" even though you’re only 40 years age? Or at 70 you’re forgetting things you shouldn’t forget? These days with so much talk about Alzheimer’s Disease, it’s easy to assume you may be "losing it". But today there are ways to keep the brain functioning the way it’s supposed to. |
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Jan 17, 2005 |
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Research: Can Curcumin Help Prevent Alzheimer's Disease?
Curcumin, the yellow pigment in curry spice, is to be investigated for its potential in prevention of Alzheimer’s disease after tests on mice found it to be more effective than drugs currently being investigated for treatment. |
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Sep 24, 2004 |
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Abstract: Walking and Dementia in Physically Capable Elderly Men
Objective: To examine the association between walking and future risk of dementia in older men. |
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Jul 08, 2004 |
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Participants Sought for Study Seeking Biological Markers for Those at Risk for (Or Diagnosed With) Alzheimer's Disease
Memory Complaints? Researchers at NYU School of Medicine’s Center for Brain Health are looking for people between the ages of 40 and 90 who have been diagnosed either with mild Cognitive impairment (MCI) or Alzheimer’s disease (AD) for an important new study. |
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Apr 27, 2004 |
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OHSU Researchers Uncover Genes Involved in Early Stages of Alzheimer's Disease
Genes regulating cell mitochondria function don’t cause the disease but may provide new method for detecting, treating Alzheimer’s. |
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Feb 23, 2004 |
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Namenda(TM) Shows Benefit in Behavioral Disturbances Associated With Moderate to Severe Alzheimer's Disease
Forest Laboratories, Inc.
announced today the presentation of new data on behavioral
outcomes from the first clinical trial evaluating the treatment of patients
with moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease with a combination of two
available Alzheimer's drugs: Namenda(TM) (memantine HCl) and donepezil |
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Sep 02, 2003 |
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Toxic Protein Could Explain Alzheimer's and Lead to Breakthroughs
Researchers at Northwestern University have discovered for the first time in humans the presence of a toxic protein that they believe to be responsible for the devastating memory loss found in individuals suffering from Alzheimer's disease. An understanding of this key molecular link in the progression of Alzheimer's could lead to the development of new therapeutic drugs capable of reversing memory loss in patients who are treated early, in addition to preventing or delaying the disease. |
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