Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today
Regulate Anti Psychotic Drugs Now, UK Help the Aged have backed an MPs bid to regulate the prescription of anti-psychotic drugs for people with dementia in care homes.
Applied NeuroSolutions To Offer P-Tau 231 Test For Use In Alzheimer's Disease Clinical Trials Applied NeuroSolutions, Inc. (OTC BB:APNS)( http://www.AppliedNeuroSolutions.com), a company focused on the development of products for the early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease ("AD"), today announced an initiative to provide its P-Tau 231 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) test to companies undertaking AD clinical trials.
Likely Causative Gene For Late-Onset Alzheimer's Discovered The genetic profile of two large Georgia families with high rates of late-onset Alzheimer's disease points to a gene that may cause the disease, researchers say.Genetic variations called single nucleotide polymorphisms, or SNPs, are common in DNA, but this pattern of SNPs shows up in nine out of 10 affected family members, says Dr. Shirley E.
Sandra Day O'connor, Newt Gingrich Testify At Aging Hearing On Alzheimer's, USA U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl (D-WI) held a hearing on Alzheimer's, a disease that currently affects over five million Americans and their families. Witnesses provided an update on the latest research and treatments, issues surrounding early-onset diagnoses, the importance of training and support for patient caregivers, and the need for a comprehensive strategy as more and more Americans are diagnosed with the disease.
