Dementia drug instant hit claim
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Scientists claim a drug can reverse some early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease - with effects seen within 10 minutes.
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Though Alzheimerâs disease seems to strike suddenly in old age, scientists think it begins long before symptoms occur.
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The first skin patch to treat the dementia that can plague Alzheimer's patients gained federal approval, a drug company said Monday.
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AUSTRALIAâS drug regulator is fast-tracking a review into a class of arthritis drugs which are believed to increase the risk of heart attack.
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Sydney - Australian researchers said on Tuesday they had developed a new skin test which can identify potential victims of Alzheimer&#39;s disease early.
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Neurochem hints at the data for its Alzheimer's disease drug candidate.
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MONDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- The Exelon skin patch (rivastigmine transdermal system) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat dementia associated with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer&#39;s disease, maker Novartis Pharmaceuticals said Monday.
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Statins, drugs commonly prescribed to treat cardiovascular disease, may also protect people from developing the tangles of nerve fibers found in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients, according to a study that examined the brains of 110 deceased Group Health Cooperative members.
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SUNDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDay News) -- A once-promising pathway for research into preventing and treating Alzheimer's disease may have been derailed by a surprise chemical finding, researchers report.
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It's an Achilles' heel of HIV therapy: The AIDS virus can sneak into the brain to cause dementia, despite today's best medicines.
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MONDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDayNews) --The National Institute on Aging has launched a landmark study aimed at finding a way to use imaging technology to reduce the time and cost of clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease medications.
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A new study shows a possible link between cholesterol drugs and the prevention of Alzheimerâs disease.
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A decision to deny Alzheimer's drugs to patients with mild-stage disease is challenged at the High Court.
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A skin patch to treat the dementia suffered by Alzheimerâs patients has gained federal approval, a drug company said.
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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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Keeping tabs on granny The UK's Alzheimer's Society has backed the electronic tagging of dementia sufferers to "empower patients by allowing them to wander", the Telegraph reports.â¦
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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 said Thursday.