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Banner Alzheimer’s Institute gets $10 million for new continuing prevention research
TUCSON: The Banner Alzheimer’s Institute is getting $10 million for a new study that will examine ways to prevent Alzheimer’s disease.
The funding, provided by the Alzheimer’s Association, GHR Foundation and Fidelity Biosciences Research Initiative, is designed to finance an Alzheimer’s Prevention Initiative trial over Read More »
Losing a sense of smell may be sign your number’s up
AUSTIN: If the aroma of coffee or the scent of picked flowers is not as appealing as it once was, it could be more than simply a loss of those momentary pleasures.
A failing sense of smell may be a sign of more serious problems Read More »
Cytox to collaborate Alzheimer’s disease research
PHOENIX: Dementia diagnostics firm Cytox said that it has formed a collaboration with the Cooperative Research Centre for Mental Health (CRCMH) and Edith Cowan University (ECU) to refine its collection of single-nucleotide polymorphism biomarkers for mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease…
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Read More »Broomfield’s Accera appoints CEO to advance Alzheimer’s drug trials
AUSTIN: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted approval for only five drugs to treat the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.
Broomfield-based Accera Inc. wants to develop the sixth and this week named a new CEO to lead the charge.
Dr. Charles Stacey, a former Read More »