Molecule offers Alzheimer&#39;s hope
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The development of a molecule which appears to stop a protein forming clumps could lead to new treatments for Alzheimer&#39;s disease, scientists say.
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A small study in which Alzheimer&#39;s patients were given the cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor found that their mental capacity stabilized or improved over the course of a year.
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from smoke to soap - can be used to predict Alzheimer&#39;s disease, scientists have discovered. The smell test was as effective at diagnosis as a memory test, and better than a brain scan.
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By Dan Vergano Scientists have inched closer to one day developing a drug that will extend the human life span. They're still not close, mind you, but closer.
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from smoke to soap -- can be used to predict Alzheimer&#39;s disease, scientists have discovered. The smell test was as effective at diagnosis as a memory test, and better than a brain scan.
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Researchers have discovered a genetic mutation that causes an aggressive form of childhood leukemia and said on Thursday it may mean that drugs being developed for Alzheimer&#39;s disease could also provide a better treatment for the
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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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A top compound in development could become an important MS treatment.
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A new element has emerged in the seemingly never-ending battle against Alzheimer&#39;s disease (news - web sites): hope. While no one presented a breakthrough
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Brain cells in mice recovered rapidly after brain plaques characteristic of Alzheimer's disease were removed, offering hope that plaque-clearing treatments could benefit patients with the disease, Washington University researchers said Thursday.
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There appears to be  considerable interest among healthy older adults in screening  and treatment for mild cognitive impairment, a condition now  generally considered to be a precursor to Alzheimer's disease.
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NEW YORK  - Gene therapy might one day be  an effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease, new experiments  in mice suggest.
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Researchers think a combination of genes work together, maybe with other risk factors, to contribute to Alzheimerâs disease.
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Scientists pinpoint a new gene linked with late-onset Alzheimer's disease.
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TUESDAY, June 12 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors may soon have new tests to detect Alzheimer&#39;s early on, as well as better medications to help treat the mind-wasting disease, researchers say.
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Neurochem hints at the data for its Alzheimer's disease drug candidate.
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A protein which helps increase lifespan in worms offers hope for new Parkinson's and Alzheimer's treatments.