http://www.torontosun.com/2012/06/0...paign=Researchers+develop+Alzheimer's+vaccine For those who prefer to analyze the data on their own... http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(12)70140-0/fulltext So, 74% overall met the pre-specified threshold, but we should expect a 1/12 margin of error, based on the placebo-treated patients. That lowers the overall incidence in CAD106-treated patients to just under 68% (or more specifically, 187/276). This is excellent news. Phase II trials were a resounding success, which means on to phase III trials. Roughly 2000 people, spanning a 2 year period to confirm the results of phase II, and then they'll be widely available. Very, very good news for the roughly 32 million people who will be effected, by the time it is approved.
Alzheimer's gender-biased gene found... Alzheimer's gene found to affect women over men Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - A gene that's been known for two decades as the largest inheritable risk for developing Alzheimer's disease mostly affects the brains of women, not men, according to a team of researchers from Stanford and UCSF.
Anti-Alzheimer's gene found... Scientists find anti-Alzheimer's gene mutation 12 July`12 - Scientists have found a genetic mutation they say protects against Alzheimer's disease and holds promise for a possible treatment for this form of dementia. See also: Alzheimer's 'early signs timeline developed' 11 July 2012 - Protein plaques in the brain indicate Alzheimer's disease
Uncle Ferd gonna start takin' aspirin so he don't go goofy like Granny... Aspirin may 'slow elderly brain decline', study finds 4 October 2012 - Could taking an aspirin a day slow brain power decline?
New study shows way to detect Alzheimer's earlier... Alzheimer's detected decades before symptoms 5 November 2012 - Researchers have found some of the earliest signs of Alzheimer's disease, more than two decades before the first symptoms usually appear.
An Alzheimer's cure in time for the Baby Boomers?... Antibody Therapy Clears Destructive Alzheimers Brain Plaques December 07, 2012 - Scientists say they've developed a type of disease-fighting antibody that, in tests with laboratory mice, is able to clear away the destructive brain plaques, or protein deposits, believed to cause Alzheimers Disease. Researchers note that while several experimental drugs have shown promise in preventing plaque development, this new antibody therapy is the first to successfully remove existing plaques, suggesting a possible treatment for Alzheimer's patients.
Lilly Alzheimer's prevention drug to be studied... Lilly drug chosen for Alzheimer's prevention study Jan 18,`13: Researchers have chosen an experimental drug by Eli Lilly & Co. for a large federally funded study testing whether it's possible to prevent Alzheimer's disease in older people at high risk of developing it.
Uncle Ferd hopin' dey come up with sumpin' so he don't go goofy like Granny... An Alzheimer's 'epidemic' could hit the USA by 2050 February 6, 2013 - The number of people with the brain disease could nearly triple during the next three decades.
Uncle Ferd says dat must be what the doctor got Granny on `cause it ain't helpin'... Baxter drug fails to slow Alzheimer's in big study 7 May`13 Baxter International Inc. says that a blood product it was testing failed to slow mental decline or to preserve physical function in a major study of 390 patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. See also: Alzheimers Advance: Gene Could Help to Clear Brain Plaques Responsible for the Disease April 26, 2013 - Mapping out how an Alzheimers gene works could lead to new treatments.
Repurposing Zerontin/ethosuximide may help with neurodegenerative diseases... Anti-epileptic drug may help with neurodegenerative diseases Oct. 13, 2015 - Researchers found Zerontin slowed the expression of genes that lead to the diseases.
Helps clear and prevent brain deposits in mice... Protein injection hope for Alzheimer's Tue, 19 Apr 2016 - Scientists believe injections of a natural protein could lessen the symptoms and progress of dementia after promising early trials in mice.
Uncle Ferd says Granny goofy enough as it is... Substance in Marijuana Could Benefit Alzheimers Patients June 30, 2016 - A substance found in marijuana might remove a kind of plaque associated with Alzheimers disease, according to a new study.
Keep it coming, science. Alzheimers is a filthy, mongrel thief of a thing. Thanks for the posts, guys