Alzheimer; News from the web:
Alzheimer is big business. If you think about the millions of people who suffer from this disease and then think about how much they would spend on drugs that effectively keep the disease at bay or even cure the problem. There are in this world always people out to get rich by unfair practices and here is the story of a scientist who was allegedly used in a plot to get insider knowledge about the success of a drug development.
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Alzheimer; News from the web:
Pfizer is working on a project, together with a software development company, to develop a game that could eventually be used as a clinical tool to determine early signs of Alzheimer’s or other neurodegenerative diseases.
Pfizer will do a clinical trial to see if it detects Alzheimer symptoms in an early stage
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Alzheimer; News from the web:
A wonderful initiative that we cannot support enough. The ACT on Alzheimer collaborative has many partners and supporters and tries to get towns and businesses friendly and adapted to accommodate people with Dementia and Alzheimer.
A Minnesota initiative, the list as their goals:
five goals:
Identify and invest in promising approaches that reduce costs and improve care.
Increase detection of Alzheimer’s disease and improve ongoing care and support.
Sustain caregivers by offering them information, resources and in-person support.
Equip communities to be “dementia capable” to support residents who are touched by Alzheimer’s disease.
Raise awareness and reduce stigma by engaging communities.
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Alzheimer; News from the web:
We don’t often get to report good news on these pages, but here is a report that the incidence of Alzheimer among the elderly is definitively dropping.
Now it is a mixed message because the number of older people, like over 80, will significantly increase as a result of demographics so the number of Alzheimer cases will still increase.
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Alzheimer; News from the web:
A report on the Alzheimer’s disease summit: path to 2025. There is the promise of cooperation and joined paths to concur the looming crisis.
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