Dr. Mario Carillo, one of the leading neuroscientists in the field of Alzheimer’s research, spoke last week at the Alzheimer’s Association here in Portland. Her talk highlighted the top five clinical trials currently in phase three (the last phase a drug must pass before gaining FDA approval). I consider myself to be fairly well versed in [...]
I spoke at a donor event for the Alzheimer’s Association this evening and got the inside scoop on Dimebon, a drug which just completed its first round of clinic trials. The drug had been previously used to treat hay fever in Russia. For those of you who don’t live across the pond you can read the BBC story here. [...]
I’ve posted in the past about how imperative it is to support funding to the NIH (National Institute of Health). A new study funded by the NIH, released earlier this week has isolated a potential causative agent for Alzheimer’s disease. You can read about the study here. What’s exciting about this research is it targets a new [...]
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