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September 27th special ensemble reading of Act 1 of Surviving Grace
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 2013 CONTACT: Diana Mask dmask@mrss.com 202-478-6175 Barbara Metz metzpr@gmail.com 858-677-0720 Darlene Shiley, Helen Reddy, Diane Rehm, Marilu Henner, Susan Taylor, Robert Foxworth and Jim Laslavic To Star in San Diego Performance of...
Despite Uneven Results, Alzheimer’s Research Suggests A Path For Treatment
Originally posted at http://www.npr.org December 26, 2012 It's been a mixed year for Alzheimer's research. Some promising drugs failed to stop or even slow the disease. But researchers also found reasons to think that treatments can work if they just start sooner....
“Brain pacemaker” offers new hope to Alzheimer’s patients
Originally posted at http://www.cbsnews.com December 6, 2012 (CBS News) A surgical procedure may offer new hope for those suffering from Alzheimer's disease, according to scientists at Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins researchers recently implanted the same...
Merck becomes bigger Alzheimer’s player, with new trial
Originally posted at http://reuters.com December 03, 2012 (Reuters) - Merck & Co Inc has moved to the forefront of Alzheimer's disease research by starting a mid-stage study of a drug from a new class of oral medicines that aim to shut down production of a protein...
NIH-supported international teams identify rare Alzheimer’s disease risk gene variant
Originally posted at http://www.nia.nih.gov/ November 15, 2012 Two international teams of researchers, with NIH scientists and support, have separately identified a rare variation in the TREM2 gene as a moderate risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer’s disease. TREM2 is...
Researchers report potential new treatment to stop Alzheimer’s disease
Originally posted at newsroom.ucla.edu By Mark Wheeler, UCLA Newsroom, November 15, 2012 Last March, researchers at UCLA reported the development of a molecular compound called CLR01 that prevented toxic proteins associated with Parkinson's disease from binding...
Alzheimer’s treatment research disappoints
GARY ROTSTEIN - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, m.therepublic.com November 26, 2012 It has been a frustrating year -- a depressing decade, in fact -- for people hoping for breakthroughs in Alzheimer's research and treatment. — Two pharmaceutical giants invested...
Participants in New Alzheimer’s Registry May Help Aid Cure
Originally posted at www.sfltimes.com November 15, 2012 With 5.4 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s today, African Americans are twice as likely to be diagnosed with the disease. As awareness continues to grow, the new Alzheimer’s Prevention Registry...
An Outcast Among Peers Gains Traction on Alzheimer’s Cure
Originally posted at http://online.wsj.com November 9, 2012, By Jeanne Whalen Some people collect stamps, others vintage cars. As a young Ph.D. student at Cambridge University in the 1980s, Claude Wischik was on a mission to collect brains. It wasn't easy. At the...
Alzheimer’s Prevention Seen Promising as Drug Cures Fail
Originally posted at http://www.sfgate.com October 19, 2012, By Elizabeth Lopatto, Three studies set to explore the use of experimental drugs that may become the first to change the course of Alzheimer’s disease aren’t looking to cure the illness. Their goal is to...