Some People With Alzheimer’s Take Conflicting Drugs

Friday, October 28th, 2011

FRIDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDay News) — Many Alzheimer’s patients who take cholinesterase inhibitors to slow their brain disease also take drugs that counter the effects of those Alzheimer’s medications, a new study says.

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Alzheimer’s drugs’ effects clash

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

SEATTLE, Oct. 26 (UPI) — Alzheimer’s patients who take cholinesterase inhibitors are often given other medications, which oppose their effects, U.S. researchers say.

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Learning 2nd Language Protects Against Alzheimer’s

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

Want to protect against the effects of Alzheimer’s? Learn another language. That’s the takeaway from recent brain research, which shows that bilingual people’s brains function better and for longer after developing the disease.

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Learning a Second Language Protects Against Alzheimer’s

Saturday, February 19th, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Want to protect against the effects of Alzheimer’s? Learn another language.

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