Alzheimer's drug 'could reduce mild memory loss'
31 July 2008
 A new Alzheimer's drug could help reduce mild memory loss, according to US researchers. Scientists from the University of California conducted a study on adults with mild memory loss.Half the participants were assigned a placebo and the rest were given the drug Aricept.The groups both received brain scans before and after the duration of the 18-month treatment programme.It was found that the brains of people in the Aricept group "looked more normal" than those given the placebo and both groups scored similar results in memory tests."The research suggests that the treatment of early symptoms of memory loss may protect the brain and help people with mild age-related memory impairment," said the researchers."The finding also shows how PET [brain scans] offers researchers a tool for tracking the effectiveness of drugs prescribed to treat age-related cognitive decline."Researchers from the University of Aberdeen recently developed a treatment which targeted abnormal protein tangles in the brains of Alzheimer's patients and reduced the cognitive decline in patients by 81 per cent over their one-year study.  © Adfero Ltd
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