10 drugmakers work together to write alzheimer history

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Pfizer Inc., Eli Lilly & Co. and eight other large drug makers will partner with the U.S. government in a $230-million effort to identify new approaches to treat Alzheimer’s, diabetes, lupus and arthritis.

Data generated from the work will be made public for other scientists to use, a move the U.S. National Institutes of Health called groundbreaking. The targeted diseases are some of the most prevalent conditions among Americans, costing the nation billions of dollars in treatment and lost productivity.

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20 Years before Alzheimer symptoms show.

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According to current understanding, Alzheimer’s disease develops slowly and it may take up to 20 years before the first obvious symptoms occur. With the development of early diagnostics of the disease, the question of which treatments to offer to completely healthy people with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s becomes of key importance in the field of medicine. Various dietary treatments seem a promising alternative.

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The debate about Vitamin E for Alzheimer

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Do not rely on the reports highlighting vitamin E supplements as a prevention for Alzheimer just yet. Read up on the side effects of taking too much vitamin E and check the alternatives plus the advice from your doctor.

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