Study: Zocor May Prevent Alzheimer's, Parkinson's
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A new study suggests that the cholesterol-lowering drug Zocor may also help ward off Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
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NEW YORK  - Findings from a small study suggest that antibody therapy may improve the thinking ability of patients with Alzheimer&#39;s disease, according to a report in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry.
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It might be possible to make a pill that prevents the brain damage that marks Alzheimer's disease, U.S. researchers said Thursday.
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study of a powerful cholesterol-lowering drug, Zocor, has surprised researchers by finding little or no benefit in greatly increasing the dose given to people who recently had a heart attack.
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A study testing whether Celebrex or naproxen would reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease was halted Monday after researchers noted an increase in heart attack and stroke among participants who were taking naproxen, an over-the-counter pain reliever on the market for nearly 30 years.
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Cholesterol-lowering statins, a popular class of drugs that includes Pfizer Inc.'s Lipitor, may slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease, according to results from a small study presented on Tuesday.
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TUESDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDayNews) -- A widely used cholesterol-lowering drug improved memory and cognition as well as depressive symptoms in people with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease, according to results of a small study.
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Cholesterol-lowering 'statin' drugs -- such as Lipitor or Zocor, for example -- also lower blood pressure to a modest extent, according to a report at the American Heart Association annual meeting.
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Drugs originally developed to treat Alzheimer&#39;s disease may also be effective in treating a kind of cancer that strikes hundreds of children every year, according to new research.
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06/09/2004 - Studies in mice shed some light on how dietary supplements of omega-3 fatty acids might protect against Alzheimer&#39;s disease.
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A potent anti-cancer drug may provide a new treatment for Alzheimer&#39;s disease, research suggests. Tests on mice bred to develop Alzheimer&#39;s-like symptoms showed paclitaxel, known commercially as Paxceed, reduced signs of disease.
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TUESDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- Reducing levels of specific toxins in the brain may help stabilize cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease patients.
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NEW YORK  - In a new report, U.S. researchers describe the improvement in brain function that occurred in a patient with Alzheimer's disease just minutes after receiving an injection in the spine of the arthritis drug Enbrel (also known as etanercept).
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Drinking a milkshake-style medicine at breakfast seems to feed brain cells starved from Alzheimer's damage, researchers reported Monday. It's one of four promising experimental drugs poised for large-scale testing against the brain-destroying disease.
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Statin drugs may help prevent the  brain damage that leads to Alzheimer&#39;s disease, U.S.  researchers reported on Monday.
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It might be possible to make a pill that prevents the brain damage that marks Alzheimer&#39;s disease, US researchers have said. Scientists said they had designed a drug that, at least in test tubes, stops the
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Some types of blood pressure drugs that penetrate the brain may slow the deterioration of Alzheimerâs disease, according to a new study.