An article in the NYTimes highlights the conclusions of a panel of distinguished scientists appointed by The National Institute of Health that no evidence that anything exists to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/29/health/research/29prevent.html. For several months, I have been reporting here on Alzheimer’s research, partricularly new hypotheses on its cause and the more than hundred [...]

A friend pointed out a front page article in the New York Times today (Aug 13, 2010) about an unusual collabortive worldwide project concerning the study of Alzheimer’s disease, tto find its biomarkers for early detection. www.nytimes.com. It shares data gained from the use of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scans of early Alzheimer’s disease patients [...]

New drugs trials are being set up to try to halt the development of amyloid plaque accumulations at the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease, before significant brain damage occurs. An issue with the trials has been raised by the FDA which says it must know not just that plaque was reduced or eliminated but also [...]

1. HIV Vaccine: Researchers have deciphered two antibodies produced by some HIV patients which have neutralized many HIV strains. These are far more potents than the four previously discovered and may be specific to the developing world where 95% of the new cases happen. The current focus is on creating a vaccine active ingredient to [...]