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Global CEO Initiative on Alzheimer’s Disease (CEOi) launches program to harness power of big data to accelerate pace of Alzheimer’s research
BOSTON: The Global CEO Initiative on Alzheimer’s Disease (CEOi) has developed an innovative research initiative with the potential to bring new evidence and innovation to public and private research agendas aimed at redefining care delivery and changing the way future generations are affected by Alzheimer’s Read More »
Experts criticize ‘inaccurate’ view that B Vitamins have no role in Alzheimer’s disease prevention
BOSTON: Patients in the very early stages of dementia could miss out on a potentially effective treatment after misleading research was published last year, say medical experts.
The researchers, who claimed that B vitamins were ‘sadly not going to prevent Alzheimer’s disease’ , have been Read More »
Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment pipeline remains large despite 95% attrition rate, says GBI Research
DALLAS: While drug candidates for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) fail at a much higher rate than the pharmaceutical industry average, the total number of active drugs in the AD treatment pipeline is relatively large at 583, implying a high level of commercial interest, says business intelligence Read More »
Skin test helps spot Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease
SEATTLE: Scientists believe a skin test could help spot hard-to-diagnose brain conditions such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.
A small sample or biopsy of skin can show up the same abnormal proteins that accumulate in brain tissue with these disorders, early studies show.