News tagged with memantine
Researchers solve structure of NMDA receptor unit that could be drug target for neurological diseases
Nov 12, 2009 |
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A team of scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory reports on Thursday their success in solving the molecular structure of a key portion of a cellular receptor implicated in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and other serious ...
Benefit of memantine in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease not proven
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 28, 2009 |
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There is no scientific proof that patients with moderate or severe Alzheimer's disease benefit from drugs containing the agent memantine. This is the conclusion in the final report that the Institute for Quality and Efficiency ...
Migraine prevention by targeting glutamate receptors?
Apr 29, 2009 |
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When migraine strikes, because of severe pain, often accompanied by nausea and sensitivity to light and sound, sufferers are effectively disabled for up to 72 hours. Since they are forced to stop what they are doing until ...
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Researchers find potential treatment for Huntington's disease (w/ Video)
Nov 15, 2009 |
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Investigators at Burnham Institute for Medical Research, the University of British Columbia's Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics and the University of California, San Diego have found that normal synaptic activity ...
Test reveals effectiveness of potential Huntington's disease drugs
Oct 30, 2006 |
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A test using cultured cells provides an effective way to screen drugs against Huntington's disease and shows that two compounds – memantine and riluzole – are most effective at keeping cells alive under conditions ...
Study confirms benefit of combination therapy for Alzheimer's disease
Sep 22, 2008 |
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Extended treatment with Alzheimer's disease drugs can significantly slow the rate at which the disorder advances, and combination therapy with two different classes of drugs is even better at helping patients maintain their ...
Why Women Get More Migraines Than Men
Aug 03, 2007 |
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For every man with a migraine, three women are struck by the severe headaches that often come with nausea, sensitivity to light and sound, and aura. That means a staggering 18 to 25 percent of women suffer from migraines, ...
Preventative brain radiation for lung cancer patients: Benefits and risks
Nov 02, 2009 |
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A new study is taking a closer look at the benefits versus risks for lung cancer patients to undergo preventative brain radiation therapy as a means to stop cancer from spreading to the brain.
Halting retrieval of drug-associated memories may prevent addiction relapse
Aug 12, 2008 |
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Disrupting the brain's retrieval of drug-associated memories may prevent relapse in drug addiction, according to new research in the August 13 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. Researchers reduced drug-seeking behavi ...
Phase 3 Alzheimer's drug increases toxic beta amyloid in the brain -- but still provides benefits
Jul 15, 2009 |
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New insights into how a Phase III Alzheimer's drug might work were among the advances in potential therapies targeting two abnormal brain proteins - beta amyloid and phosphorylated tau - that were reported today at the Alzheimer's ...
Study suggests a second dimension to Alzheimer's disease
Sep 07, 2006 |
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The genes responsible for an inherited form of Alzheimer's disease play a direct role within cells that has largely been overlooked, according to a report in the September 8, 2006 issue of the journal Cell, published by Cel ...
Researchers Race to Design the First Treatments Specifically for NeuroAIDS
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Oct 03, 2006 |
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Experimental drugs are showing promise against neuroAIDS, the nerve damage caused by HIV infection that lessens many patients’ ability to think and move. As evidence of the progress, researchers at the University of Rochester ...
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