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		<title>Latest Alzheimer&#8217;s drug  update &#8211; Dimebon from Medivation Inc</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sreeram Penna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dimebon from Medivation Inc showed some promise in treatment of Alzheimers disease. The results of the research showed that it improves cognition, memory and ADLs (activities of daily life). The effects of the drug seem to last for 18 months as per research. 
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		<title>New Drug &#8220;Rember&#8221; shows promise against Alzheimer&#8217;s disease</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sreeram Penna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent research shows that a drug called Rember being developed by company TauRX produced significant changes in out come of patients with moderate Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease. It improved thinking and memory in people affected by this disorder. Mode of action is by attacking tau protein in the Brain. Current studies are only phase 2, so this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Genetic risk factor for Alzheimer&#8217;s disease &#8211; CALHM1</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The newly discovered gene called calcium homeostasis modulator 1 (CALHM1), protein produced from the gene acts  as Calcium channel. Research evidence shows that different variants of the gene also influence the levels of amyloid-ß peptides. The risk gene leads to a partial loss of function, which means that less calcium gets into the cell [...]]]></description>
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