Ginkgo No Shield Against Alzheimer’s

TUESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) — Although commonly taken to improve memory, new research suggests that the herb ginkgo biloba won’t help prevent dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease.
“We found that giving a standardized dose of ginkgo biloba over a period of time does not slow down the incidence rate of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease,” said the [...]

Filed under: Disease, Mind, Vitamins on November 19th, 2008 | No Comments »

Epilepsy drug could reverse early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, say scientists

A popular epilepsy drug can reverse the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, scientists have discovered.
Treatment with valproic acid stops further damage to the brain and improves memory, tests show.
The experiments in mice have proved so successful that the researchers are now testing the drug on Alzheimer’s patients.
With the disease affecting around 500,000 Britons and the [...]

Filed under: Disease, Mind on October 28th, 2008 | No Comments »