Alzheimer; News from the web:
Doctors at the Alzheimer’s Disease Center at the University of Kansas Medical Center are hopeful a new drug called Solanezumab, made by Eli Lilly & Co., can delay or even prevent Alzheimer’s.
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Category Archives: Drugs
Do drugs prevent Alzheimer or do you just forget you have it?
Alzheimer; News from the web:
Here is some research that suggests that the ingredients in marijuana would help prevent, among others, early onset Alzheimer.
Smoking, vaping, or eating the pot molecules THC and CBD directly effects nerve cell function, resulting in reduced chronic brain inflammation, reduced oxidative stress, and reduced cellular dysfunction — all the while promoting stability of the human body’s internal environment (homeostasis) and healthy brain cells (neurotrophic support).
This is probably not what they had in mind with the medical use of Marijuana but we will support every method that will keep the disease away.
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New Alzheimer diagnostic drug
Alzheimer; News from the web:
The new drug, called Vizamyl, is a radioactive dye that is used along with brain scans to detect the presence of beta amyloid, the toxic protein that builds up in the brains of those with Alzheimer’s disease. It also goes by the name flutemetamol F 18.
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Hope for Alzheimer from Taiwan
Alzheimer; News from the web:
Six Taiwan-based scientists have announced what may be a long hoped-for breakthrough in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. They have discovered that so-called statins, drugs developed originally to lower cholesterol levels, seem to reduce the risk of dementia by as much as one-quarter.
It is still early days and reduced risk does not mean prevention or treatment. But there is another glimmer of hope.
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Anti depressant helps Alzheimer
Alzheimer; News from the web:
Sometimes news is too good to be true and in this case…. Citalopram was found effective to reduce stress and anxiety in Alzheimer patients and thus also helped their caregivers reduce stress levels. Here is the trade-off though; the study also showed a decline in cognitive function and there are some known health risks associated with using this product. Read up on it for the full story
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Listen to the Diane Rehm show on an initiative helping Alzheimer
Alzheimer; News from the web:
Researchers and drug companies are joining forces to examine similarities among some of our worst ailments. NIH Director Francis Collins talks with Diane about a new era of collaboration to find treatments for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other diseases.
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