War on Alzheimer's: Research efforts gain momentum, but funding still lags

Sunday, April 15th, 2012

America has declared war on Alzheimer's disease.A call to find a solution to the devastating illness that affects more than 5 million people nationally and costs $183 billion annually has put the spotlight on a cause that previously has been chalked up to old age.

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Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation Funds AgeneBio To Advance Pharmacological Neural Stabilizer Technology

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) announced that it has awarded a grant of $240,000 to AgeneBio Inc. to develop a new class of small-molecules that have promise in treating amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), a neurological condition that often progresses to Alzheimer’s disease and affects more than 3 million ... continue reading