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Researchers Deem Alzheimer's a Type 3 Diabetes
(Source: Chicago Tribune) - A growing number of doctors believe that at least one form of Alzheimer's disease may be a type of diabetes.
Hormone Not Helpful Against Alzheimer's
(Source: USC News) - A study of progesterone and Alzheimer's disease has found no clear preventive benefit in an animal model for the widely prescribed hormone.
Caprospinol Restores Memory in Rats
(Source: CNN Money.com) - In a recent study, Samaritan Pharmaceuticals reports that its Alzheimer's drug candidate Caprospinol (SP-233) dramatically decreased beta amyloid plaque in the brains of laboratory rats and provided recovery of memory back to baseline.
Drug Companies 'Chasing Wrong Alzheimer's Target'
(Source: Telegraph.co.uk) - Scientists could be missing the basic cause of Alzheimer's disease.
Montessori Method Aids Dementia Patients
(Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer) - Methods based on the Montessori techniques of teaching young children have also proven effective for persons with Alzheimer's disease.
Study Results for Anavex 1-41
(Source: Anavex Life Sciences) - Anavex Life Sciences reports that in pre-clinical animal studies, its lead drug candidate for Alzheimer's disease (Anavex 1-41) prevented oxidative stress, believed to be a primary cause of Alzheimer's disease. The drug also prevented expression of caspase-3, an enzyme that plays a key role in programmed cell death and in the loss of cells in the hippocampus, the part of the brain that regulates learning, emotion and memory.
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