Questions have been raised about the use of antipsychotic drugs in dementia sufferers in a new report by Norwegian and British researchers. Patients could be better treated with painkillers says the study. The report has been published on the BMJ website and found painkillers significantly cut agitation in dementia patients. Agitation is a common dementia...
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Painkillers Better Than Antipsychotic Drugs?
Risk of getting Dementia could be cut by 60%
From BBC News. 04/04/11 Five more genes which increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease have been identified, scientists say. It takes the number of identified genes linked to Alzheimer’s to 10 – the new genes affect three bodily processes and could become targets for treatment. If the effects of all 10 could be...
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Breakthrough in Cure for Dementia
Posted From BBC News 5/3/11 Scientists in the United States have managed to turn human embryonic stem cells into a type of brain cell linked to memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease. The research, published in the journal Stem Cells, should help in the development and testing of potential new medicines to treat the neurodegenerative...
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