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Alzheimer’s Notes

Alzheimer’s News From Around the World.

by Liz Lewis on July 4th, 2008

To accelerate research on Alzheimer’s disease internationally - The FRSQ, Inserm and CIHR sign a France-Quebec-Canada partnership agreement on research on Alzheimer’s disease - “The health research funding organizations of Quebec (the Fonds de la recherche en sant? du Qu?bec, FRSQ), France (the Institut national de la sant? et de la recherche m?dicale, Inserm) and Canada (the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction, and Institute of Aging) today signed a co-operation agreement on Alzheimer’s disease research…” (more)

Antipsychotics Bring Little Long-Term Benefit in Alzheimer’s - “When an Alzheimer’s patient becomes suspicious of family and hostile or violent, medication may be indicated. Despite their side effects in this population, antipsychotics are the primary tools available for these symptoms…” (more)

Alzheimer’s less likely for men over 90 than women - “Men are much less likely than women to live into their 90s, but those who do have a much lower chance of having Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday…” (more)

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