Archive for September, 2009

ANAVEX Contracts FORENAP Pharma For Clinical Trials Of ANAVEX 2-73 In Alzheimer’s Disease (DrugDiscoveryOnline)

Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (”ANAVEX” or the “Company”) (OTCBB: AVXL) has selected FORENAP Pharma EURL (”FORENAP”) as the contract research organization (CRO) for Phase I clinical trials of ANAVEX 2-73, the company’s lead Alzheimer’s drug candidate

UCD Vision Test Could Help In Fighting Alzheimer’s (CBS4 Denver)

Researchers at the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine are working on a vision test that could help predict a person’s risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease. It’s an effort to detect the disease early, before it can do damage.

Missing man suffers from Alzheimer’s-Dementia (KLTV 7 Tyler)

The Titus County Sheriff’s Office is searching for James Howard Walker, diagnosed with Alzheimer’s-Dementia.

Rugby players could be more at risk of Alzheimer’s (Daily Mail)

Rugby players could be more at risk of Alzheimer’s

New Alzheimer’s Center Opens in Warrenville, Ill (dBusinessNews.com)

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Students raise money to fight Alzheimer’s (MPC Newspapers)

Despite not walking due to the weather, Benton Community Keystone Elementary students had a successful fund-raising effort to fight Alzheimer’s last Thursday afternoon.

NFL study shows football players at greater risk for dementia, Alzheimer’s (New York Daily News)

A new NFL-commissioned study determined that pro football players suffer from Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia-related ailments far more frequently than other Americans.

Pfieffer Treatment Center Opens Center for Alzheimer’s Care (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

WARRENVILLE, Ill.—-Pfeiffer Treatment Center proudly announces that it has opened the Pfeiffer Center for Alzheimer’s care in Illinois.

Olive Oil Compound May Help Prevent, Treat Alzheimer’s (redOrbit)

Natural compound in extra-virgin olive oil targets toxic beta-amyloid proteinsOleocanthal, a naturally-occurring compound found in extra-virgin olive oil, alters the structure of neurotoxic proteins believed to contribute to the debilitating effects of Alzheimer’s disease.

ANAVEX contracts FORENAP Pharma for clinical trials of ANAVEX 2-73 in Alzheimer’s disease (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Anavex Life Sciences Corp. has selected FORENAP Pharma EURL as the contract research organization for Phase I clinical trials of ANAVEX 2-73, the company’s lead Alzheimer’s drug candidate.

Oleocanthal May Help Prevent, Treat Alzheimer’s (Medical News Today)

Oleocanthal, a naturally-occurring compound found in extra-virgin olive oil, alters the structure of neurotoxic proteins believed to contribute to the debilitating effects of Alzheimer’s disease. This structural change impedes the proteins’ ability to damage brain nerve cells.

Alzheimer’s predictions require global response (Delaware Coast Press)

The World Alzheimer’s Report projects dementia will nearly double every 20 years. By 2050 — just 40 years away — a staggering 115.4 million will have been diagnosed.

Extra-virgin olive oil may help prevent, treat Alzheimer’s (New Kerala)

Washington, Sept 30 : A naturally-occurring compound found in extra-virgin olive oil can help prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease, say researchers.

Early Alzheimer’s diagnosis key to treatmment (The Chapel Hill News)

It is estimated that the number of people with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders in North Carolina will just about double in the next 20 years.

North Fort Myers man to donate brain for Alzheimer’s research (WINK TV Southwest Florida)

A North Fort Myers man takes a big step for Alzheimer’s, a disease plaguing many of our parents and grandparents.

Walk to help Alzheimer’s research (Wellington Daily News)

Wellington is joining more than 25,000 teams around the nation to fight Alzheimer’s disease.

Search underway for missing Alzheimer’s patient (WAFF 48 News Huntsville)

A statewide alert has been issued for an elderly man whose whereabouts are unknown and suffers from Alzheimer’s Disease and diabetes.

Natural Compound In Extra-virgin Olive Oil — Oleocanthal — May Help Prevent, Treat Alzheimer’s (Science Daily)

Oleocanthal, a naturally-occurring compound in extra-virgin olive oil, alters the structure and increases antibody recognition of neurotoxic proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The structural change impedes the proteins’ ability to damage brain nerve cells, while increased antibody recognition may enhance immunotherapy-based treatments.

Georgia Authorities Looking For Missing Alzheimer’s Patient (WHNT-TV Huntsville)

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Crisis in Aging: Disability and Alzheimer’s: Lack of Caregivers Threatens South Florida Seniors’ Ability to Stay Home (PRWeb)

A crisis in aging, fueled by increasing numbers of South Florida seniors with Alzheimer’s disease and disabilities, and a decreasing work force to care for them, threatens the ability of those older adults to remain at home, according to a Florida-based senior care business owner. (PRWeb Sep 29, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/caregiving/age-wave …