News archive
News archive for 2003
Efficacy of rivastigmine as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease over five years
15 December 2003
Alzheimer’s Society comment on research by Small et al presented at the 42nd American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Annual Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 7-11 December 2003.
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and dementia
18 July 2003
Alzheimer’s Society comment on research by Mahyar Etminan, Sudeep Gill and Ali Samii published in the BMJ volume 327 page 128.
Leisure activities and the risk of dementia in the elderly
20 June 2003
Dr Joe Verghese and researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine have published a paper in the New England Journal of Medicine that builds on previous research.
Chinese research into ginseng should be treated with caution
18 February 2003
Researchers at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine have found that the herbal remedy ginseng can help improve memory in stroke patients with dementia.
