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Carol Bradley Bursack

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posted 08/06/2008, comments (2)

Taking Alzheimer’s Drugs is Showing Promise of a Longer Life

  While it's well known that the drugs available now for people with  Alzheimer's disease, namely donepezil (Aricept), rivastigmine (Exelon), galantamine (Razadyne), and memantine (Namenda), don't cure the disease, they do help slow the decline and even put off behavioral changes, for many people. Now, a study published on... Read moreChevron
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posted 07/15/2008, comments (0)

Patiently Awaiting the Results of Clinical Trials for the Next Generation Alzheimer’s Disease Drugs

The International Conference on Alzheimer’s disease (ICAD) will be held in Chicago on July 26-31.  Generally regarded as the premiere forum for the discussion of new treatments for AD, this conference will bring together more than 5,000 international Alzheimer’s disease experts from 60 countries to discuss topics ranging... Read moreChevron
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posted 06/21/2008, comments (0)

Lighting May Increase Quality of Life for People With Alzheimer’s

A Dutch study has shown promising results in increasing the quality of life for people with Alzheimer's. MSNBC.com reported on the study in an article titled "Bright lights slow dementia patients' decline." The Dutch study also used the hormone melatonin, which has been shown to help the body regulate sleep cycles. In this study, the combination... Read moreChevron
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posted 05/19/2008, comment (1)

Are Alzheimer’s and Schizophrenia Related?

Medicalnewstoday.com reports that, in a study by neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins, mice "lacking an enzyme that contributes to Alzheimer's disease exhibit a number of schizophrenia-like behaviors."   Why does this matter? Schizophrenia has been studied and treated, with varying degrees of success, for decades. Schizophrenia has many... Read moreChevron
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posted 05/05/2008, comments (3)

Study Shows Mixing Dementia Drugs with Incontinence Drugs Can Cause Decline

Why am I not surprised? A study has shown that  two classes of drugs often given, in tandem,  to people with dementia - a population that also tends to have problems with incontinence - are together causing more rapid functional decline.   In "Dual Treatment of Incontinence and Dementia Associated with Functional Decline," a study... Read moreChevron
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