Tag Archives: dementia
Allergan to buy antidepressant maker for $560 million
NEW YORK: Allergan AGN, the drug giant that is famed for Botox but also makes antibiotics and an Alzheimer’s treatment, will spend $560 million to purchase Naurex, an Evanston, Ill.-based developer of antidepressants that can work in hours, compared to weeks for existing depression pills. Read More »
Study reveals Vitamin B12 deficiency linked to memory problems
LOS ANGELES: A new study finds that a deficiency in vitamin B12 is associated with memory and thinking problems, as well as brain shrinkage.
Researchers did not prove that low vitamin B12 levels cause these cognitive abnormalities, but they did find a strong association with Read More »
Alzheimer’s drug is one critical clinical trial away from getting approval
CHICAGO: It’s incredibly difficult to bring a new pharmaceutical drug to market – about 95% of drugs in clinical trials never get approval. For Alzheimer’s disease, that percentage changes to 99%.
But Vivek Ramaswamy, a 29-year-old former Wall Street hedge fund manager, told investors at Read More »
Reasons to include turmeric in your diet
BOSTON: The magic of turmeric resides in the roots, specifically in the chemical compound called curcumin. Curcumin is a polyphenol – a chemical compound found in plants with antioxidant properties and myriad therapeutic attributes.
A study went so far as to state that “curcumin has Read More »