A trial suggests that thousands of patients with Alzheimer's disease could benefit from staying on drug treatment – even as their condition worsens.
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'Benefits' of Alzheimer's drugs
A skin cancer drug can improve Alzheimer-like symptoms in mice engineered to mimic the condition, it has been widely reported.
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Cancer drug eases mouse Alzheimer's
BACKGROUND: Alzheimer’s disease is a disorder in which nerve cells (neurons) in your brain degenerate and eventually die. As your nerve cells lose function, you’ll experience a steady loss of memory and other thinking abilities (cognitive skills) and gradually lose your independence. Alzheimer’s disease can’t be cured, but doctors can ... continue reading
Alzheimer’s disease — the condition that robs those afflicted of their memory and eventually their life — is one of the most feared diseases by the baby boomer generation. In 1997, according to the American Journal of Public Health, approximately 2.32 million Americans had the disease with that number expected ... continue reading
Signs of Alzheimer’s disease tend to be less noticeable in people over 80, suggesting that the condition may be under-diagnosed in the very old.
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Study: Alzheimer’s Harder to Spot Past Age 80