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BBC News - Alzheimer's brain plaques 'rapidly cleared' in mice
www.bbc.co.uk | Feb 9, 2012
Destructive plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer's patients have been rapidly cleared by researchers testing a cancer drug on mice.

PHARNEXT Raises an Additional 8 Million for Its
www.biospace.com | Feb 9, 2012
PARIS---- - A total amount raised of €10.5 million in 2011 - This €8 million round follows a €2.5 million round in June Pharnext SAS, a

amednews: National Alzheimer's proposal outlines strategy to improve diagnosis and treatment ::
www.ama-assn.org | Jan 30, 2012
Health professionals agree that action is needed, but some wonder if the draft goes far enough.

Leeza Gibbons To Be Guest on Ageless Radio on December 24th | PRLog
www.prlog.org | Dec 20, 2011
Leeza Gibbons To Be Guest on Ageless Radio on December 24th. Ageless Radio will feature TV personality Leeza Gibbons on its December 24th show, discussing her work to honor her mother's battle with Alzheimer's disease and to support caregivers and families of Alzheimer's sufferers. - PR11754116

Specialty Pharmaceutical Industry - 2011 Yearbook | SYS-CON MEDIA
www.sys-con.com | Aug 30, 2011
SYS-CON Media, NJ, The world's leading i-technology media company on breaking technology news.

Treatment with vitamin C dissolves toxic protein aggregates in Alzheimer's disease
www.eurekalert.org | Aug 19, 2011
Researchers at Lund University have discovered a new function for vitamin C. Treatment with vitamin C can dissolve the toxic protein aggregates that build up in the brain in Alzheimer's disease. The research findings are now being presented in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

Medical News: Clusterin Not Useful as Test for AD Risk - in Neurology, Alzheimer's Disease from
www.medpagetoday.com | Apr 6, 2011
Plasma levels of a protein known as clusterin were not associated with the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease in a large Dutch population-based cohort study -- but were markedly elevated in patien

Treatment Targets Alzheimer's Symptoms with Non-Invasive, Non-Drug Device
www.prweb.com | Mar 7, 2011
Clarimedix presents non-drug, non-invasive technology findings at International AD/PD Conference

disease-modifying drugs for Alzheimer’s | Pharma Asia
www.pharmaasia.com | Jan 26, 2011
The first disease-modifying drugs are expected to launch from 2013, radically changing the way Alzheimer’s disease is treated. With the potential to successfully slow or halt the progression of Alzheimer’s, blockbuster revenues are beckoning for such pipeline drugs, said independent market

Genetic Technology Alert. Reusable Chip for SNP Analysis; Alzheimer's Disease Genetic Profiling for
www.frost.com | Oct 15, 2010
This issue profiles a reusable chip for SNP analysis, Alzheimer's disease genetic profiling for novel biomarkers identification, and a single prenatal test screens for multiple diseases. Strategic partnership details and some important patents have also been included.