News -01-15-06 Retraining the Brain Therapies (CBS News) Merzenich is a leading developer of therapies based on what's called brain plasticity, which he defines as, 'the capacity of the brain to change itself. It actually changes physically, functionally, in ways that you can measure.' " " 'There are no drugs and no surgery involved," Taub says. 'Nevertheless you get a very substantial treatment effect without any side effects.' " 12-05 -03-14-06 Protein Complex in Brain Found to Cause Memory Loss (ABC News) "Scientists have identified a substance in the brains of mice that causes memory loss, which could be a target for drugs to treat patients with Alzheimer's disease." " 'Finding the specific cause of memory loss and cognitive decline gives scientists a protein complex to target,' said Professor Karen Ashe of the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis, who headed the research team." 03-06 -06-12-08 Bright Lights Hold Off Dementia (Time.com) "When it comes to Alzheimer's disease, no one yet knows the best way to halt the gradual slips in memory and other brain functions that are the hallmarks of the disease. But researchers in the Netherlands have found that a simple nonmedical intervention may be just as effective as drugs to keep elderly patients sharp." 06-08 -06-15-06 Alzheimer's Vaccine Shows Promise (ABC News) "An experimental vaccine is showing promise against Alzheimer's disease, reducing brain deposits that are blamed for the disorder." 06-06 Papers Alzheimer's Disease (National Library of Medicine - Medline Plus) Provides information on diagnosis and treatment. 11-99 New Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise (CBS News) "For the first time, an experimental drug shows promise for halting the progression of Alzheimer's disease by taking a new approach: breaking up the protein tangles that clog victims' brains." "The encouraging results from the drug called Rember, reported Tuesday at a medical conference in Chicago, electrified a field battered by recent setbacks. The drug was developed by Singapore-based TauRx Therapeutics." 07-08

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