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Benjamin Stecher was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at the age of 29. He has since become actively involved in Parkinson’s disease research and advocacy….
The toxic accumulation of four abnormal proteins in the brain is such a harbinger of cognitive decline, one researcher has taken to calling them…
Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have reported that a drug candidate called CMS121 has successfully halted and possibly reversed memory loss in…
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A survey of all drugs currently in clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease found 121 unique therapies being tested in 136 Alzheimer’s drug trials. That…
The latest news about Biogen’s controversial Alzheimer’s drug popped into my email at 8:26 a.m. last Wednesday. Coincidentally it arrived just as I was…
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Well, I won’t try that again. Last week, I found myself bent over a table, resting my head on pillows as a doctor injected…
“We are looking for older volunteers with MCI or mild dementia due to AD or Lewy body dementia, and healthy older individuals, who wish…
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The response was disappointing but not particularly surprising. Earlier in the day, I had sent a quick email to check in with the staff…
Jeff Borghoff today took yet another small step toward finding a cure for Alzheimer’s disease as he became the first person in the world…
Almost a year ago, the phones and social media feeds of about 4,000 people around the world began to explode. Biogen had unexpectedly—and quite…