Alzheimer’s Association

Researchers look to disease-modifying therapy to ward off, possibly prevent Alzheimer’s disease

Monday, December 19, 2011 10:25 AM

Just as statins help lower high cholesterol levels to reduce the risk of heart attacks, researchers are seeking a comparable approach for people with large amounts of beta amyloid, an abnormal protein in the brain commonly found in Alzheimer’s disease patients. Medicines would clear those proteins before any signs of memory loss or other early symptoms of Alzheimer’s appear. 

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Alzheimer’s Association launches TrialMatch

Monday, August 9, 2010 07:25 AM

In an effort to help fulfill an urgent need for clinical trials patients, the
Alzheimer’s Association has spent $1.2 million to create TrialMatch. Launched in mid-July, the phone and online system aims to match Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers to ongoing clinical trials.

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