Alzheimer; News from the web:
Drug company Merck said Tuesday it’s halting the late-stage trial of its promising Alzheimer’s drug verubecestat, after an independent study found that it had “virtually no chance” of working.
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Category Archives: Drugs
Another speedy recovery promised for Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer; News from the web:
A new study sees a role for a Herpes type 1 medicine and in the next year the scientists hope to prove that the drug that fights the Herpes virus will also eliminate Alzheimer’s. We are hopeful!
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Another breakthrough with potential for Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer; News from the web:
Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic have presented findings on an experimental drug they say could offer new hope. The drug, called NTRX-07, was used in animal studies and appears to have diminished some of the effects that Alzheimer’s has on the brain.
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Second changes may help Alzheimer’s patients
Alzheimer; News from the web:
Good story about a small pharmaceutical company that took and old drug that failed a decade ago and turns it into something that may actually help some Alzheimer’s patiens.
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Alzheimer’s may not come alone!
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The failure of many Alzheimer’s disease drug trials can be traced back to patients having a second dementia-causing ailment, Kentucky University scientists say.
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Marijuana to cure Alzheimer’s?
Alzheimer; News from the web:
According to a new study published in the Aging and Mechanisms of Disease journal on Friday [July 1], the active compound tetrahydrocannabinol also known as THC has the potential to cure Alzheimer’s Disease.
The study concluded that the compound in conjunction with others found in marijuana can help with the removal of toxic proteins, amyloid beta, that contribute to the disease.
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