Archive for April 2nd, 2009
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Apr 02, 2009
No CommentsAlzheimer’s disease linked to mitochondrial damage
Investigators at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) have demonstrated that attacks on the mitochondrial protein Drp1 by the free radical nitric oxide—which causes a chemical reaction called S-nitrosylation—mediates neurodegeneration associated with Alzheimer's disease. (Source: Huliq Health...
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Apr 02, 2009
No CommentsIndependent Study Corroborates Prana’s Strategy To Treat Alzheimer’s Disease Patients
Prana Biotechnology (ASX:PBT; Nasdaq: PRAN) announced that an independent study conducted by researchers at the University of California, Irvine, validates Prana's fundamental drug strategy for Alzheimer's Disease in blocking the toxic interaction between Abeta and brain metals, such as zinc, that damages synapses and cause cognitive...
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Apr 02, 2009
No CommentsIndependent Study Corroborates Prana’s Strategy To Treat Alzheimer’s Disease Patients
Prana Biotechnology (ASX:PBT; Nasdaq: PRAN) announced that an independent study conducted by researchers at the University of California, Irvine, validates Prana's fundamental drug strategy for Alzheimer's Disease in blocking the toxic interaction between Abeta and brain metals, such as zinc, that damages synapses and cause cognitive loss. (Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News...
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Apr 02, 2009
No CommentsHow to improve the working memory?
This study was carried out in collaboration with two other laboratories of the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, led by professors Torkel Klingberg and Jesper Tegnr........ (Source: Medicineworld.org: New Article Alert)MedWorm Message: Find out how you can get your message across here by sponsoring this MedWorm news...
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Apr 02, 2009
No CommentsNHS Choices Behind the Headlines story on liver target for alzheimer’s
“Alzheimer’s could be tackled by treating a sufferer’s liver”, the Daily Mail said. The newspaper reported that researchers have found a link between levels of a toxic protein in the blood and Alzheimer’s disease. It said a study in rats suggests that helping the liver to clear the protein amyloid beta from the blood could...
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Apr 02, 2009
1 CommentAlzheimer’s Society Comment On Deprivation Of Liberty Safeguards, UK
Deprivation of liberty safeguards have been introduced into the Mental Capacity Act in order to prevent arbitrary decisions that deprive people of their liberty. The safeguards cover people in hospital and care homes registered under the Care Standards Act 2000. They have been designed to deter deprivation of liberty and, where it is unavoidable, ensure...
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Apr 02, 2009
No CommentsProtein-Folding Problem May Help Spur Alzheimer’s
Title: Protein-Folding Problem May Help Spur Alzheimer's
Category: Health News
Created: 4/2/2009 2:00:00 AM
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Apr 02, 2009
No CommentsElan, Wyeth abandon top dose of Alzheimer’s drug
LONDON (Reuters) - Irish drugmaker Elan and its U.S. partner Wyeth have decided to stop testing the highest dose of their experimental Alzheimer's drug bapineuzumab in final-stage Phase III studies, they said Thursday. (Source: Reuters:...
