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  <updated>2006-08-22 06:42:34</updated>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Snail Toxin Could Help In Development Of Drugs To Cure Brain Disease]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?138034"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?138034</id>
    <updated>2006-08-22 06:37:27</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[A host of neurological diseases, i.e. Parkinson's and  Alzheimer's , may be treated with drugs developed from using nerve toxin found in ocean-snails, say researchers at University of Utah. The claim is that the toxin can "glom" to the brain's nicotine receptors....]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Scientists make discovery in Alzheimer's 
    (AP)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?137062"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?137062</id>
    <updated>2006-08-10 14:23:12</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[AP - Scientists have discovered molecular janitors that clear away a sticky gunk blamed for  Alzheimer's  disease &#151; until they get old and quit sweeping up.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Alzheimer's Drug May Shield Brain From Bioterror Agents 
    (HealthDay)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?136673"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?136673</id>
    <updated>2006-08-10 00:00:37</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9 (HealthDay News) -- The  Alzheimer's  drug galantamine shows promise in guarding the brain against nerve agents and certain pesticides, U.S. researchers say.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Alzheimer's Drug May Shield Brain From Bioterror Agents 
    (HealthDay)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?136246"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?136246</id>
    <updated>2006-08-09 12:10:30</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9 (HealthDay News) -- The  Alzheimer's  drug galantamine shows promise in guarding the brain against nerve agents and certain pesticides, U.S. researchers say.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Alzheimer's drug may have other uses 
    (AP)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?135072"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?135072</id>
    <updated>2006-08-07 21:49:43</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[AP - A medicine used to treat patients with  Alzheimer's  Disease may point the way to better care in cases of poisoning by nerve agents and pesticides.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Alzheimer's drug combats nerve gas in guinea pigs 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?134949"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?134949</id>
    <updated>2006-08-07 18:18:03</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - Treatment with galantamine, a 
drug used to treat  Alzheimer's  disease, in combination with 
atropine, protects guinea pigs from lethal doses of the nerve 
agents sarin and soman and the insecticide parathion, new 
research shows.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Alzheimer's drug may have other uses 
    (AP)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?134919"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?134919</id>
    <updated>2006-08-07 17:32:43</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[AP - A medicine used to treat patients with  Alzheimer's  Disease may point the way to better care in cases of poisoning by nerve agents and pesticides.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Alzheimer's drug may be poison antidote 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?134910"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?134910</id>
    <updated>2006-08-07 17:17:32</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - An  Alzheimer's  pill that helps slow 
the brain damage caused by the disease may also protect against 
the effects of nerve gases and pesticides, U.S. researchers 
reported on Monday.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Apple Juice May Stave Off Alzheimer's Disease]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?133593"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?133593</id>
    <updated>2006-08-04 21:06:42</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[A new study concludes that drinking apple juice may help stave off  Alzheimer's  and combat aging in the brain. Researchers at the Center for Cellular Neurobiology &amp; Neurodegeneration Research at the University of Massachusetts, say the fruit may improve memory by fighting the degeneration of...]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Lifestyle A Factor In Development Of Alzheimer's]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?132762"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?132762</id>
    <updated>2006-08-03 15:34:46</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Raised blood pressure, high  cholesterol  levels, obesity and lack of exercise in middle age are risk predictors for  dementia  later in life, scientists at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden said on Thursday. The scientists said their findings show that changes in lifestyle could prevent  Alzheimer's ...]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Lifestyle key predictors for dementia -study 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?132381"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?132381</id>
    <updated>2006-08-03 04:13:41</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - As with heart disease and other 
illnesses, lifestyle factors are key to preventing the risk of 
 Alzheimer's  disease and other forms of  dementia , Swedish 
researchers said on Thursday.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Art boosts Alzheimer's patients' spirits 
    (AP)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?132351"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?132351</id>
    <updated>2006-08-03 03:12:53</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[AP - Not a word is spoken as five aging artists sit at a table in a small room and draw. Talking is discouraged, since it can be distracting: The artists are  Alzheimer's  patients in the first stages of the  dementia  disorder that afflicts an estimated 4.5 million Americans.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Lifestyle factors key predictors for dementia-study 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?132118"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?132118</id>
    <updated>2006-08-02 19:07:54</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - As with heart disease and other 
illnesses, lifestyle factors are key to preventing the risk of 
 Alzheimer's  disease and other forms of  dementia , Swedish 
researchers said on Thursday.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Estrogen Levels May Influence Men's Alzheimer's Risk 
    (HealthDay)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?126182"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?126182</id>
    <updated>2006-07-25 00:04:04</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[HealthDay - MONDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- Do hormones affect men's risk for  Alzheimer's  disease?]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Estrogen Levels May Influence Men's Alzheimer's Risk 
    (HealthDay)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?125957"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?125957</id>
    <updated>2006-07-24 16:13:30</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[HealthDay - MONDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- Do hormones affect men's risk for  Alzheimer's  disease?]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[High estrogen levels in men tied to mental decline 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?125934"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?125934</id>
    <updated>2006-07-24 15:43:09</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - Higher levels of estrogen are 
associated with an increased risk of cognitive decline and 
 Alzheimer's  disease in older men, according to a report from 
the Netherlands.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Scientists work on anti-Alzheimer's pill 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?125534"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?125534</id>
    <updated>2006-07-24 02:35:55</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - Australian mental health researchers 
have developed a once-a-day pill they believe might stop or 
slow the onset of  Alzheimer's  disease, with human trials 
expected within two months.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Australian Scientists: Testing Alzheimer's Cure]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?125305"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?125305</id>
    <updated>2006-07-23 09:25:25</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Australian scientists say they may have found a cure for  Alzheimer's  disease. Human trials are expected to start soon on a once-a-day pill that would fight the disease.
                    
                
                
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  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Alzheimer's patients may get skin patch 
    (AP)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?123275"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?123275</id>
    <updated>2006-07-20 02:05:46</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[    AP -  Alzheimer's  patients may soon get the first skin patch to treat the creeping brain degeneration, a novel way to deliver an older drug so that it's easier to take and might even work a little better.  ]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Alzheimer's Patch Could Replace Pills 
    (HealthDay)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?123281"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?123281</id>
    <updated>2006-07-20 02:05:46</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 19 (HealthDay News) -- The first patch designed to deliver a widely used  Alzheimer's  medication via the skin appears to minimize side effects while being easy to use, Swedish researchers say.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Skin patch can help Alzheimer's patients 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?123283"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?123283</id>
    <updated>2006-07-20 02:05:46</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters -  Alzheimer's  patients wearing a 
once-daily skin patch experience fewer side effects than those 
who take the drugs in an oral pill, according to the results of 
a six-month drug trial released on Wednesday.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Alzheimer's drug slows brain shrinkage - study 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?123015"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?123015</id>
    <updated>2006-07-17 17:33:48</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - The  Alzheimer's  drug Aricept not 
only improves memory and understanding in patients but appears 
to slow the characteristic shrinkage of the brain, researchers 
reported on Monday.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Diabetes treatments may help Alzheimers - meeting 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?122894"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?122894</id>
    <updated>2006-07-17 14:01:40</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters -  Diabetes  and pre-diabetic conditions 
appear to worsen the risk of  Alzheimer's  disease but drugs that 
help regulate blood sugar may help patients with  dementia  as 
well, researchers report.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Weight Loss May Yield Alzheimer's Clues 
    (HealthDay)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?122728"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?122728</id>
    <updated>2006-07-17 09:13:35</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[HealthDay - MONDAY, July 17 (HealthDay News) -- Gradual weight loss can precede  dementia  and begin as early as 10 years prior to memory loss, concludes a Mayo Clinic study involving women with and without  dementia .]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Global Bill for Alzheimer's Nears Quarter-Trillion Dollars 
    (HealthDay)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?122500"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?122500</id>
    <updated>2006-07-16 23:52:55</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[HealthDay - SUNDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) -- The estimated total worldwide cost of caring for people with  Alzheimer's  disease and  dementia  now tops $248 billion U.S annually, researchers said Sunday.]]></summary>
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