Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

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Abbott announces definitive agreement to acquire Facet Biotech

Abbott and Facet Biotech Corporation announced today a definitive agreement for Abbott to acquire Facet, enhancing Abbott's early- and mid-stage pharmaceutical pipeline.

9 Mar 2010

Novel protein haditoxin in King Cobra's venom discovered

The King Cobra continues to weave its charm with researchers identifying a protein in its venom with the potential for new drug discovery and to advance understanding of disease mechanisms.

9 Mar 2010

Researchers examine benefits of collaboration between family physicians and community pharmacists

A research team from the Laval Centre de sant- et de services sociaux, Universit- de Montr-al and McGill University Health Centre has examined the benefits of greater collaboration between family physicians and community pharmacists for select patients.

9 Mar 2010

State Roundup: N.Y. drug pricing, Vermont hospital ads, Massachusetts nursing homes and anti-psychotics

Poughkeepsie Journal: A new report on New York drug prices, "issued by the New York Public Interest Research Group, Consumers Union, the Center for Medical Consumers and AARP, looked at the price of the 10 most popular drugs found in the state's pharmacies provided through a Freedom of Information Law request. The analysis found a drastic price difference in the same drugs offered in different locations" (Campbell, 3/6).

9 Mar 2010

RDS launches international outreach program on cognitive impairment in Down syndrome patients

Research Down Syndrome has launched an international outreach program to focus awareness and support for the rapidly advancing area of biomedical research leading to safe and effective approved medical therapies to treat cognitive impairment in individuals of all ages with Down syndrome -- improving memory, learning and communication.

9 Mar 2010

Likvor receives first order for Likvor CELDA system from Aalborg Hospital, North Denmark Region

LinkMed’s portfolio company Likvor has received its first order for the Likvor CELDA™ system from a customer outside Sweden. The order comes from Aalborg Hospital which is the largest hospital in the North Denmark Region.

8 Mar 2010

Alzheimer's prevention initiative: Shared risks and shared rewards

The field is abuzz with the word "prevention," but how to pull off this vaunted goal? It's been held back by a strange Catch-22 of cost, time, and biomarker validation. That might change with a bold initiative led by Eric Reiman, Pierre Tariot, and others at the Banner Alzheimer's Institute. For the past two years, they have been laying the groundwork for what they hope will be an era of collaborative prevention research of shared risks and shared rewards.

6 Mar 2010

Alzheimer’s healthcare crisis: EHE International donates display window at Rockefeller Center to help raise awareness

Throughout the month of March, visitors to Rockefeller Center will get an unexpected lesson on Alzheimer’s disease.

6 Mar 2010

New technologies have potential to help elderly people live independently

The population of the UK is ageing. Sixteen per cent of the UK population is 65 or older, and for the first time, there are more people over the age of 65 than there are under the age of 18. This raises a lot of questions on issues such as pension provision, health care and wellbeing. Ensuring that elderly people have access to medical and social support; the use of new technologies to make it easier for them to live independent lives; and helping the elderly to stay active within society.

6 Mar 2010

Adults with depression and diabetes face increase risk of dementia

Adults who have both diabetes and major depression are more than twice as likely to develop dementia, compared to adults with diabetes only, according to a study published in the recent Journal of General Internal Medicine.

6 Mar 2010

RWJF awards $480,000 grant to improve clinical care for low-weight babies

Researchers at UC Irvine and the Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU) will monitor the day-to-day health of low-birth-weight babies and their parents as part of a comprehensive initiative designed to combat chronic illnesses associated with low-weight births.

5 Mar 2010

Bristol-Myers Squibb to review key accomplishments at meeting with investment community

During a meeting with the investment community today, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company will provide a comprehensive business overview, highlight positive pipeline developments and provide 2013 minimum non-GAAP earnings per share guidance.

5 Mar 2010

2010 Federal Budget lacks substantive funding in support of heart health initiatives: HSF concerned

The Heart and Stroke Foundation (HSF) is concerned with the lack of any substantive funding in support of heart health initiatives as outlined in today's 2010 Federal Budget.

5 Mar 2010

Isotechnika Pharma receives grant of $237,069 to support NICAM program

Isotechnika Pharma Inc. today announced that it has received funding approval from the National Research Council's Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) for its Non-Immunosuppressive Cyclosporin Analog Molecules (NICAM) program.

5 Mar 2010

Beneficial Alzheimer's therapies, update on prevention efforts focused at ADI International Conference

Beneficial Alzheimer's therapies that don't use drugs, and an update on prevention efforts, are the focus of the second day's plenary sessions at the 25th International Conference of Alzheimer's Disease International, March 12, 2010 at the Grand Hotel Palace, Thessaloniki, Greece.

4 Mar 2010

Parkinson's patients find facial and vocal expression difficult to read; deep brain stimulation seems to make it worse

Scientists are beginning to find out why people with Parkinson's disease often feel socially awkward. Parkinson's patients find it harder to recognize expressions of emotion in other people's faces and voices, report two studies published by the American Psychological Association.

4 Mar 2010

25th Alzheimer's Disease International conference: Focus on new treatment developments

"What's new" in Alzheimer's disease medical treatments and diagnosis is the focus of the first day's plenary sessions at the 25th International Conference of Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI), March 11, 2010 at the Grand Hotel Palace, Thessaloniki, Greece.

4 Mar 2010

Brain study may lead to new forms of treatment for Alzheimer's disease

A study from EPFL's (Ecole Polytechnique F-d-rale de Lausanne) Laboratory of Neuroenergetics and Cellular Dynamics in Lausanne Switzerland, published today in the Journal of Neuroscience, may lead to new forms of treatment following a better understanding of how Amyloid-Beta found in cerebral plaques, typically present in the brain of Alzheimer's patients, may lead to neurodegeneration.

4 Mar 2010

Embedded wireless sensors in senior's homes to detect onset of dementia or physical infirmities

Carnegie Mellon University researchers in the Quality of Life Technology Center (QoLTC) will embed wireless sensors in the residences of about 50 older adults who live alone to see if they can detect subtle changes in everyday activities that indicate the onset of dementia or physical infirmities.

4 Mar 2010

Failure of Alzheimer's drug Dimebon: Anavex Life Sciences comments

Anavex Life Sciences Corp. today issued a statement following today's announcement from Pfizer and Medivation (MDVN) that their investigational Alzheimer's drug Dimebon did not meet either its co-primary or secondary endpoints compared to placebo during pivotal Phase 3 clinical trials.

4 Mar 2010

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Latest Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Abbott announces definitive agreement to acquire Facet Biotech

Novel protein haditoxin in King Cobra's venom discovered

Researchers examine benefits of collaboration between family physicians and community pharmacists

State Roundup: N.Y. drug pricing, Vermont hospital ads, Massachusetts nursing homes and anti-psychotics

RDS launches international outreach program on cognitive impairment in Down syndrome patients

Likvor receives first order for Likvor CELDA system from Aalborg Hospital, North Denmark Region

Alzheimer's prevention initiative: Shared risks and shared rewards

Alzheimer’s healthcare crisis: EHE International donates display window at Rockefeller Center to help raise awareness

New technologies have potential to help elderly people live independently

Adults with depression and diabetes face increase risk of dementia

RWJF awards $480,000 grant to improve clinical care for low-weight babies

Bristol-Myers Squibb to review key accomplishments at meeting with investment community

2010 Federal Budget lacks substantive funding in support of heart health initiatives: HSF concerned

Isotechnika Pharma receives grant of $237,069 to support NICAM program

Beneficial Alzheimer's therapies, update on prevention efforts focused at ADI International Conference

Parkinson's patients find facial and vocal expression difficult to read; deep brain stimulation seems to make it worse

25th Alzheimer's Disease International conference: Focus on new treatment developments

Brain study may lead to new forms of treatment for Alzheimer's disease

Embedded wireless sensors in senior's homes to detect onset of dementia or physical infirmities

Failure of Alzheimer's drug Dimebon: Anavex Life Sciences comments

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