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Alzheimer's disease Defined

A type of senility that can strike people from their early 40s to their 80s. It develops gradually and usually affects short-term memory first. Both the cause and the cure are unknown. The disease is usually fatal after 5 to 15 years

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Briefly in Tompkins

Published November 19, 2008, 2:34 am, The Ithaca Journal

The New York-Penn Blood Service, the blood collection headquarters for Tompkins County, reports an acute blood shortage in our region.

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Study Fails to Show Ginkgo Benefit in Preventing Dementia in the Elderly

Published November 19, 2008, 2:29 am, Kansas City InfoZine

The dietary supplement Ginkgo biloba was found to be ineffective in reducing the development of dementia and Alzheimer's disease in older people, according to a study published in the "Journal of the American Medical Association".

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Ginkgo biloba fails dementia study

Published November 19, 2008, 2:15 am, Seattle Times

Herbal extract Ginkgo biloba, long touted as an elixir of eternal mental acuity, does not prevent or delay the progression of dementia or Alzheimer's disease, according to a clinical trial reported Tuesday involving thousands of volunteers between 75 and 96.

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Ginkgo fails to prevent Alzheimer's in large study

Published November 19, 2008, 12:26 am, Seattle Times

The dietary supplement ginkgo, long promoted as an aid to memory, didn't help prevent dementia and Alzheimer's disease in the longest and largest test of the extract in older Americans. "We don't think it has a future as a powerful anti-dementia drug," said Dr. Steven DeKosky of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, who led the federally funded study.

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Study: Gingko biloba can't stop dementia

Published November 18, 2008, 11:39 pm, The Wichita Eagle

Long touted as a booster of mental function, the herbal extract ginkgo biloba does not prevent or delay the progression of dementia or Alzheimer's disease, according to a clinical trial reported Tuesday involving thousands of volunteers between the ages of 75 and 96. The subjects swallowed round, reddish tablets twice a day for an average of more than six years, but at the end of the study, ...

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Ginkgo fails to prevent Alzheimer's in large study

Published November 18, 2008, 10:30 pm, Honolulu Advertiser

CHICAGO — The dietary supplement ginkgo, long promoted as an aid to memory, didn't help prevent dementia and Alzheimer's disease in the longest and largest test of the extract in older Americans.

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Ginkgo ineffective against dementia, study finds

Published November 18, 2008, 9:34 pm, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Eight years and $36.5 million after Alzheimer's disease researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and elsewhere launched the biggest U.S.

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Study: Ginkgo fails to prevent Alzheimer's

Published November 18, 2008, 9:28 pm, Contra Costa Times

n Federally-funded research undermines product's claim to function as an anti-dementia drug

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Ginkgo biloba does nothing for dementia, Alzheimer's

Published November 18, 2008, 9:03 pm, News-Medical-Net

One of the most widely used herbal supplements for improving memory and cognition has no impact on the development of dementia or Alzheimer's disease, according to new results from a $30 million, multi-center study.

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Accera to launch Axona, medical food product for Alzheimer's in 2009

Published November 18, 2008, 8:48 pm, News-Medical-Net

Accera, Inc. will launch Axona in the United States for Alzheimer's disease (AD) in the first quarter of 2009.

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  • If both parents have Alzheimer's, your risk soars | Reuters: If both your parents have Alzheimer' ;s disease, you probably are more much likely than other people to get it, researchers said on Monday. Their study focused on 111 families in which both parents were diagnosed with Alzheimer' ;s disease, the most common fo

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  • US National Institute of Health: National Institute on Aging: The U.S. National Institutes of Health National Institute on Aging Alzheimer?s Disease Education and Referral Center is a Federal organization is responsible for research on AD and age-related decline in cognitive abilities, i.e. thinking, decision-makin g, and language skills).

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  • Learning About Alzheimer's Disease: Alzheimer' ;s destroys brain cells, causing problems with memory, thinking and behavior severe enough to affect work, lifelong hobbies or social life. This disease isn't just about losing your memory, however. It's a progressive and fatal disease.

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