Friday, August 1st, 2008

Alzheimer's Research

A much-touted experimental Alzheimer's medication has failed to help patients in clinical trials -- while another drug, one that aims at unknotting the 'tangles' that characterize the brains of people with Alzheimer's seems to show promise. In this segment, we'll get the latest on research into Alzheimer's and the search for treatments for the disease. One study says statin drugs, such as those used to treat high cholesterol, may help Alzheimer's patients too.

Guests

Mary Haan
Professor, Epidemiology
School of Public Health
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ralph Nixon
Vice Chairman, Alzheimer's Association's Medical and Scientific Advisory Council
Professor of Psychiatry and Cell Biology
Vice Chairman of Research, Department of Psychiatry
Director of Silberstein Institute for Aging and Dementia
New York University, Langone Medical Center
New York, New York

Related Links

• ICAD 2008 conference
• Alzheimer's Association
• Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center
• MedlinePlus: Alzheimer's Disease

Segment produced by:Annette Heist

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