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Investigational cancer drug now tested for treating Alzheimer’s

Posted on: 02/04/2015 - 22:22

Saracatinib, a drug originally developed as a cancer treatment, is now being tested in a phase IIa trial of patients with Alzheimer’s disease after ... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

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Potential link between pulse pressure and dementia onset found

Posted on: 30/03/2015 - 16:00

Pulse pressure and neurodegeneration in relation to the onset of dementia seem to be associated, according to Daniel A. Nation, Ph.D., and his associa... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers have limited association with each other

Posted on: 30/03/2015 - 16:00

Cerebrospinal fluid levels of amyloid-beta1-42 and brain amyloid-beta PET imaging with florbetapir-fluorine-18 had a limited association with each oth... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Dose-related increase in mortality with antipsychotics in dementia

Posted on: 18/03/2015 - 15:00

Antipsychotics such as haloperidol and risperidone are associated with a significant and dose-related increase in mortality in elderly patients with d... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Autopsy studies verify flutemetamol’s ability to identify brain beta-amyloid

Posted on: 10/03/2015 - 22:37

PET scans using radio-labeled flutemetamol were safe to use in vivo and confirmed the presence or absence of neuritic beta-amyloid levels “with high... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Gout may lower Alzheimer’s risk

Posted on: 04/03/2015 - 23:30

Patients with a history of gout may be at a lower risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease, reported Na Lu of Boston University and coauthors. © jo... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Gout may lower Alzheimer’s risk

Posted on: 04/03/2015 - 23:30

Patients with a history of gout may be at a lower risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease, reported Na Lu of Boston University and coauthors. © jo... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Unique immune signature present in early chronic fatigue syndrome

Posted on: 27/02/2015 - 19:00

Researchers have identified unique plasma immune signatures that appear earlier in the course of myalgic encephalomyelitis – also known as chronic f... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

CDC: Opioid use high among reproductive age women

Posted on: 22/01/2015 - 18:00

Nearly 40% of a reproductive age women enrolled in Medicaid and nearly 30% of those with private insurance filled an opioid prescription between 2008 ... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Dabigatran raises major bleeding risk

Posted on: 03/11/2014 - 21:00

Dabigatran significantly raises the risk of major bleeding and gastrointestinal bleeding across all subgroups of patients with atrial fibrillation, and particularly in African Americans and patients...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Investigational cancer drug now tested for treating Alzheimer’s

Potential link between pulse pressure and dementia onset found

Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers have limited association with each other

Dose-related increase in mortality with antipsychotics in dementia

Autopsy studies verify flutemetamol’s ability to identify brain beta-amyloid

Gout may lower Alzheimer’s risk

Gout may lower Alzheimer’s risk

Unique immune signature present in early chronic fatigue syndrome

CDC: Opioid use high among reproductive age women

Dabigatran raises major bleeding risk

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