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Suven to invest $25m to test Alzheimer’s drug
MUMBAI: Suven Life Sciences Ltd will invest $25 million in human clinical trials to test the efficacy and safety of its drug candidate for Alzheimer’s disease, a top company executive said.
The company completed the first phase of the trial of its drug candidate SUVN-502 Read More »
Alzheimer’s patients sight significantly worse finds research
CHICAGO: Researchers have found that Alzheimer’s patients have “significantly worse” vision than others in their age group and are more likely to be deficient in key nutrients in the eye.
The multi-disciplinary team also discovered it’s possible to improve the vision of patients with Alzheimer’s Read More »
‘Loneliness maps’ should be used to help the most isolated people advises report
AUSTIN: The Campaign to End Loneliness warned that loneliness and isolation are as harmful to our long-term health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
It can also put people at risk of developing dementia, high blood pressure and depression, said…
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Read More »Dementia screening ruled out as tests are ‘awful’ and inaccurate
SAN DIEGO: Routine screening for dementia has been ruled out because memory tests are so inaccurate.
The tests were so “awful” that two thirds of diagnoses would be given to healthy people, said…