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An InSysBio scientific group led by Tatiana Karelina has developed a quantitative system pharmacology model of Alzheimer’s disease. The first part has been published in CPT Pharmacometrics & Systems Pharmacology, and shows how to design initial phases of clinical trials of new drugs and to interpret the data.
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This could increase the pace of finding a cure. Researchers are looking at how HIV got brought mostly under control:
The Alzheimer’s Association has partnered with the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) to challenge the research community to propose promising drug combinations to find more-effective treatments.
The joint effort, known as the Alzheimer’s Combination Therapy Opportunities (ACTO) grant initiative, will provide $2 million this year for testing approaches that simultaneously target two or more processes believed to underlie, exacerbate, or occur in the disease.
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Researchers urge FDA to lower the bar — a little — on Alzheimer’s drug approvals
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Australian researchers say they have made a promising step in the future treatment of Alzheimer’s disease after discovering ultrasound can effectively and safely deliver drugs to the damaged brain.
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Makers of an Alzheimer’s drug are hoping it will become the first new treatment for the disease available to sufferers for over a decade if trials conclude successfully later this year.
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According to The Scientific American:
“A Rare Success against Alzheimer’s,” by researchers Miia Kivipelto and Krister Håkansson, the future may not be quite so grim. In fact, studies show that reducing the risk of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia may include factors as simple as “good diet, exercise, an active social life and the achievement of higher educational levels.”
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