But in November the watchdog announced people with newly diagnosed, mild Alzheimer's were exempt.
In contrast, the Street is hot on Wyeth over a new Alzheimer's drug it's testing.
Briggs is also backing an Alzheimer's Society fundraising appeal to help those affected by the disease.
Increasingly, scientists believe that a protein called amyloid peptide is the culprit in Alzheimer's disease.
"As far as Alzheimer's is concerned, all this is something new to try out, " says Pepys.
Though still relatively small, three approved Alzheimer's medicines are proving useful in a wider setting.
In one TV commercial Ann Saunders, a company researcher, discusses losing her grandmother to Alzheimer's.
ABT-418 in a small number of patients with Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, with promising results.
But if it can also slow the onset of Alzheimer's disease, sales could be much greater.
It has been a rough year for many companies testing new Alzheimer's disease drugs.
University of Southampton neuropathologist James Nicoll autopsied nine Alzheimer's patients who got Elan's vaccine in 2000.
Mr Brown is raising money and awareness for Neuroscience Research Australia and The Alzheimer's Society.
However, Susanne Sorenson, from the Alzheimer's Society, had some words of cheer for partnerless people.
There have also been European changes in genes linked to cancer and Alzheimer's disease.
The relatives, aged between 40 and 75, were first degree relatives of Alzheimer's patients.
In the Alzheimer's study, though, there was no increase in heart risk for long-term Celebrex users.
Tackling the projected rise in Alzheimer's cases is now a South Korean health priority.
Other studies suggest that the presence of depression may increase your chances of developing Alzheimer's disease.
If beta amyloid is the key to stopping Alzheimer's, dimebon shouldn't work at all.
Beta amyloid is a protein fragment that collects in clumps inside the brains of Alzheimer's patients.
One of the most promising drugs in Alzheimer's disease research just got a little more mysterious.
Morris, MD, the director of the Alzheimer's disease research center at Washington University, in St.
When you are young you never think that Alzheimer's will enter your own life.
Some 5.4 million people in the U.S. and 18 million world-wide are estimated to have Alzheimer's.
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Harriet Millward, deputy chief executive of the UK's Alzheimer's Research Trust, said early diagnosis was important.
Around 700, 000 people in the UK have dementia, and more than half suffer from Alzheimer's.
Further, it remains difficult to monitor the use of our IG products for Alzheimer's disease.
Multiple companies make IVIG, but only Gammagard is in advanced clinical testing for use in Alzheimer's.
Previously, doctors had believed the estrogen pills might actually protect against cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer's.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common and among the most severe types of dementia.
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