Alzheimer's disease: Curaxis wants drug partner by 3Q 2012MedCity NewsDrug developer Curaxis Pharmaceutical (PINK:CURX) aims to find a drug partner this year who could help the cash-strapped company resume clinical trials on its experimental Alzheimer's disease treatment. Curaxis Chairman and interim CEO Timothy Wright ...
The Alzheimer's Reading RoomNew York Times (blog)By JANE GROSS In mid-January, Bob DeMarco, 61, left his 96-year-old mother's side for the first time in eight years to go to a conference about Alzheimer's disease just a few hours from the home they share in Delray Beach, Fla.and more »
European Medicines Agency Deems Imaging Biomarker a Qualified Measure to ...MarketWatch (press release)"While incremental progress is being made in understanding Alzheimer's disease, attempts to identify pre-symptomatic patients have met with limited success. This has meant that therapeutic trials have had to focus on the later stages of Alzheimer's, ...and more »
Alzheimer's Association works to combat deadly diseaseElizabethton StarBy Jason Mullins In the United States, there are currently more than 5.4 million people who are suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Another 14.9 million individuals are acting as non-paid caregivers to family members or friends who are living with the ...
French TribuneAlzheimer Patient Battles against All Odds for FamilyFrench TribuneBrian Bruce has been suffering from Alzheimer's disease, which he was diagnosed with at an age of 51, found a recent report. It has been revealed that Bruce has a down syndrome and things did not go right with him prior to his disease diagnosis.
Merseyside alzheimer's disease sufferers to trial new vaccine firstLiverpool Daily PostAN Alzheimer's disease vaccine which could slow down the disease is to be trialed on Merseyside patients. Mental health trust the 5 Boroughs Partnership was today recruiting patients – the only NHS organisation in the North of England to take part in ...and more »
Government Drafts Plan to Address Growing Alzheimer's ProblemSenior Housing NewsThe number of individuals affected with Alzheimer's disease is growing proportionately to the overall aging population, with the number of 65+ households expected to increase 35% by 2020, and in response the Department of Health and Human Services is ...
Cyprus MailAlzheimer's on the rise as people live longerCyprus MailBy Natalie Hami Published on January 22, 2012 ALZHEIMER'S disease currently affects 8-10000 Cypriots and 37 million worldwide with the numbers predicted to reach 115 million worldwide by 2050 due to an ageing population. That the disease is totally ...
Alzheimer's disease strikes woman in middle ageTucson CitizenTwo years ago, at 48, Donna was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease, which, despite all the studies, is still a mystery in many ways. Spouses and children, along with doctors and caregivers, watch their loved ones decline for years, ...and more »
Abilene advocates for Alzheimer's patients praise government goal of wiping ...ReporterNews.comRowe said her husband has been a patient at Windcrest Alzheimer's Care Center in Abilene since January 2011. For Marian Rowe, the goal of eliminating Alzheimer's disease has a deeply personal meaning. Her husband, Ralph, a former physician, ...
Hope for Alzheimer's patientsTbo.comCOM | Tbo.com Discussions about Alzheimer's disease are inevitably dreary, as anyone knows who has dealt with a loved one slipping into its cruel fog. The incurable affliction robs individuals of their memory and sense of self. ...