October 12 - October 18, 2008
FIGHT THE FIGHT
If they could take my brain and cure everybody, I'd say, "Take me now."
SEE VIDEO
Fred Reukert is part of a phase three trial to test a therapeutic antibody designed to target beta amyloid, an abnormal protein in the brain that's linked to Alzheimer's. Here's his story.
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TREATMENT
Moderate Your Medications
Alzheimer's medications have positive yet limited benefits. This week, the NPS recommended a planned, regular approach to reviewing medications. In addition, more non-pharmacological therapies are recommended to enhance independence and manage symptoms.
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WEEKLY RESEARCH BULLETIN
deCODE: A New Filing, A New Hope
deCODE's new experimental drug not only offers the benefits of medications such as Aricept, but additionally improves long term memory function in animal tests. Current drugs are mostly ineffective in this area.
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ASK NURSE DINA
A Caregiver Asks:
Dear Nurse Dina,
Is repeatedly leaving the stove on the beginning of Alzheimer's?
My mother is 74 years old.
Recently, she has left the burner on the stove three times. She never did this in the past. When confronted, she excuses it saying that she was in a hurry. Is this the beginning of Alzheimer's?
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