Alzheimer’s disease in Florida

May 6, 2008

Alzheimer’s News From Florida - 5/6/08

Filed under: Alzheimer's

Caution urged in choosing gene tests
Daytona Beach News-Journal (The Associated Press)
Beyond genetic discrmination concerns, many medical experts are concerned that genetic testing for conditions like Alzheimer’s disease may yield misleading results.

Experimental drug eases Alzheimer’s
Florida Today
Participants in a British trial of the experimental Alzheimer’s drug tarenflurbil fared better than those who took a placebo.

Compound may lead to new blood pressure drugs
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Researchers at the University of Florida have found a compound that lowers blood pressure that may also help manage Alzheimer’s.

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