Monday, July 20, 2015

Ahead of Alzheimer’s meeting, researchers seize on signs of progress

Is there any sign of progress in stroke? I can't see anything even though stroke has dropped from 3rd leading cause of death in the US to 5th.
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/07/20/ahead-alzheimers-meeting-researchers-seize-on-signs-progress/
After decades of Alzheimer’s research that led to dead ends, including 123 drugs that failed, top researchers in the field say they are far more confident now of producing an effective treatment.
Their optimism has been building ahead of the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC), which starts on Saturday in Washington, DC. New experimental drugs from Eli Lilly and Co and Biogen have shown promise in slowing down the progression of the mind-wasting disease, attracting the attention of investors and patients.
Those drugs are still very early in their development and could still join the scrap heap. But the field has gained a major understanding of how the brain changes with Alzheimer’s and better insight on how and when to intervene medically.

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