Hot Topics - Diseases and vaccines - Alzheimer's disease/vaccine

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Diseases and vaccines - Alzheimer's disease/vaccine

March 1-7, 2004

►March 5, 2004 - Monkeys May Speed Alzheimer's Vaccine - Animal Model Shows Promise to Speed Plaque-Removing Vaccine - Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders via WebMD

 ►March 8, 2004 - Alzheimer's deaths on rise - Mortality related to this disease increased more than for any other of the top 10 killers, prompting concern about the ever-increasing burden on caregivers. - www.ama-assn.org

February 23-29, 2004

►February 9, 2004 - Antioxidants protect against Alzheimer's disease - Seniors taking vitamins C and E lowered their risk for dementia (requires registration) - The Medical Posting   

►February 24, 2004 - They Can Dance to It - One Small but (Alas) High-Priced Facility Is Taking New Steps in Alzheimer's Care (requires registration) - Washington Post 

February 16-22, 2004

►March 2003 - Mercury-What is its role in Autism and Alzheimer's Disease? - video presentation by Boyd Haley, Ph.D. 1 hour 27 seconds -  www.nomercury.org 

►February 16, 2004 - Possible mechanism for link between diabetes and Alzheimer's disease discovered -  Joslin Diabetes Center via www.eurekalert.org

►February 15, 2004 - New study may explain how fats damage neurons in Alzheimer's patients - Scientists propose ways diet, hormones, exercise might delay disease - American Association for the Advancement of Science via www.eurekalert.org 

February 9-15, 2004

►February 6, 2004 - Compound May Be Effective In Reducing Alzheimer’s Plaques - journal article (Psychiatric News)

January 26 - February 8, 2004 (2 weeks combined due to illness)

►February 8, 2004 - Alzheimer's treatment targets metals (requires registration) - Chicago Tribune - "Thinking and memory among Alzheimer's patients may decline more slowly if metals are removed from the toxic plaques that accumulate in their brains...Excessive amounts of copper and zinc have been observed in the plaques, so researchers from the University of Melbourne in Australia tried a novel approach called chelation therapy...Unlike chelation therapy used to draw toxic metals, such as mercury, out of the blood, this type can penetrate the brain."

►February 3, 2004 - A New Hope - Amarillo Globe News - "What triggers Alzheimer's isn't clear, but what happens is."

Comment:  One possible cause of Alzheimer's is the elderly's yearly flu vaccine with its dose of thimerosal.

January 19-25, 2004

►January 21, 2004 - Drug Team May Stem Alzheimer's Effects (requires registration or subscription) - The New York Times

►January 20, 2004 - Study: Vitamins C, E cut Alzheimer's risk - High daily doses of vitamins E and C taken together reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease among elderly people, a new study suggests. - Reuters via CNN

January 12-18, 2004

►January 7, 2004 - Switching Off Plaque Genes Halts Alzheimer's Symptoms -www.betterhumans.com

January 5-11, 2004

►December 30, 2003 - Removing brain metals may aid Alzheimer's - www.palmbeachpost.com

December 29, 2003 - January 4, 2004

►December 29, 2003 - Rare brain illness holds wider clues - Mystery: Scientists say a disease that afflicts natives of Guam could hold the key to treating similar ailments such as Alzheimer's disease. - www.sunspot.net

 

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