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Vitamin Supplement Use May Reduce Effects of Alzheimer's -
Antioxidant vitamin supplements, particularly vitamins E and C, may protect the aging brain against damage associated with the pathological changes of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study conducted by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Heal ...
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[ 02/02/04 ]
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Vitamin E, C Supplements May Prevent Alzheimer's -
A study involving more than 4700 participants strongly suggests that the combination of vitamin C and E lowers the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (news - web sites).
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[ 01/26/04 ]
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Clinical Trial of Alzheimer's Disease Drug Shows Clear Reductions in AD Development -
A new clinical trial has shown that a treatment for Alzheimer's disease slowed the progression of cognitive decline in a group of patients with moderate to severe symptoms. The findings of the trials into the effectiveness of the drug Clioquinol on the tr ...
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[ 12/22/03 ]
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Understanding Alzheimer's Disease: Animal Research Points to New Direction for Therapy -
Alzheimer's disease may be caused by a problem transporting a certain protein across the blood brain barrier and out of the brain, according to new Saint Louis University research published in the October issue of Neuroscience.
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[ 12/08/03 ]
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Alzheimer's News: Sage Improves Memory, Study Shows -
New research has proved that sage can improve memory, confirming centuries-old theories. British scientists have carried out the first clinical trials with healthy, young adults and found that those who had taken sage oil capsules performed significantly ...
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[ 11/24/03 ]
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Synthetic Marijuana Reduces Agitation in Patients with Alzheimer’s -
Results from a Phase II, multi-center study found dronabinol, a synthetic version of the active ingredient in marijuana, reduces agitation in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
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[ 11/17/03 ]
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PET Scan Predicts Alzheimer's More Accurately -
Scanning a patient's brain metabolism with positron-emission tomography (PET) can improve a doctor's ability to forecast the patient's future cognitive functions by up to 30 percent, a new UCLA study discovered.
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[ 11/10/03 ]
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Leisure Activity May Reduce Risk of Alzheimer's, Says USC Research Team -
Participation in a greater overall number of leisure activities during early and middle adulthood is related to lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according a team of researchers headed by University of Southern California graduate student Mich ...
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[ 10/27/03 ]
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FDA Approves Alzheimer's Drug: Memantine -
Memantine is first prescription drug approved for late stages of Alzheimer's disease.
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[ 10/17/03 ]
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Study Shows People with Alzheimer's Can Benefit From Exercise Combined with Caregiver Training -
A new study, published today in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) by a recipient of the Alzheimer's Association's Pioneer Award, demonstrates that a regular exercise program combined with caregiver education and training on supervisin ...
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[ 10/15/03 ]
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Alzheimer's Association cautious about new Alzheimer treatment research with antibiotics -
The Alzheimer's Association expressed caution about new research on two antibiotics as possible treatments for Alzheimer's disease based on a study presented today at the Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).
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[ 10/13/03 ]
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New Research Technique Provides Unique Glimpse Into Alzheimer's Disease -
A team led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, in collaboration with researchers at Eli Lilly and Co. in Indianapolis, have developed a new technique that, for the first time, provides a way to dynamically study protei ...
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[ 10/01/03 ]
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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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[ 09/25/03 ]
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Diagnosis for Alzheimer’s Tested -
Alzheimer’s disease, which can be confirmed only after death, could be diagnosed in its early stages if a new test works as well in humans as animals. Researchers hope early diagnoses could lead to treatments that would delay the fatal disease.
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[ 09/23/03 ]
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Aromatherapy Helps Alzheimer’s Patients -
Light and aromatherapy can ease the sleeplessness and agitation common among patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, British researchers said Tuesday, August 19, 2003.
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[ 09/15/03 ]
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UCSD Researchers ID Peptides That Bind to Alzheimer’s Plaques -
Two short protein segments, called peptides, have been identified by researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine, for their ability to recognize and bind to beta-amyloid-containing plaques that accumulate abnormally in ...
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[ 09/08/03 ]
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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 understandi ...
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[ 09/02/03 ]
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New Research Links Copper to Alzheimer's Disease -
Preliminary research in rabbits implicates copper in tap water as a possible contributor to the development of Alzheimer's disease. It's too early, however, to recommend bottled water to everyone, says study co-author D. Larry Sparks, a senior scientist a ...
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[ 08/18/03 ]
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Families Wanted for New Alzheimer's Gene Bank -
Families with several members afflicted with Alzheimer's disease are being recruited for a new gene bank that may help speed new treatments or even prevention of the mind-robbing ailment.
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[ 07/28/03 ]
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