Alzheimers Disease: – Study Questions ‘Off-Label’ Use of Antipsychotics
Study Questions ‘Off-Label’ Use of Antipsychotics
FRIDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDay News) — Newer antipsychotic medications are being used widely for a variety of psychiatric disorders for which they were not initially approved.
Free classes focus on dementia
Free classes will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Spring Creek Manor, 175 E. Calderwood in Meridian, to discuss Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
Digilab Announces Novel Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers
Digilab, Inc. is pleased to announce a Notice of Allowance has been issued for novel Alzheimer’s biomarkers discovered and identified with its proprietary Peptidomics(R) technologies. A total of 312 cerebrospinal fluid samples from patients suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease, primary dementia disorder, or cognitively unimpaired subjects were collected and analyzed. [click link for full article]
Good Causes
Cold Days, Warm Hearts Winter Coat Project. Five Star Cleaners is collecting gently used winter coats to be cleaned, repaired and donated to needy area families through the Christian Assistance Ministry and SAMMinistries. All sizes, styles and colors accepted.
Brain Cleaner: New Method Holds Promise For Treating Brain Injuries
Brain injury causes glutamate, a substance necessary for proper brain function, to flood areas surrounding the trauma and kill other cells. Weizmann Institute scientists have developed a new way to rid the brain of excess glutamate. This method — which uses an enzyme found in blood — could lead to new therapies not only for brain injury, but also for stroke and other conditions, and holds …
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