NIH-supported Alzheimer's studies to focus on innovative treatments

NIH-supported Alzheimer's studies to focus on innovative treatments

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The ADCS will test the use of the generic drug prazosin as a treatment for agitation that may also be well-tolerated in frail and elderly people. (Principal investigator: Elaine Peskind, M.D., University of Washington Alzheimer's Disease Research …
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Shea-Porter backing new gun control measures

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Shea-Porter has outfitted her Manchester office with some veteran staffers, as well as former state Sen. Jackie Cilley. … Gun control has been at the forefront of the policy debate in Washington in recent weeks, though unresolved fiscal issues could …
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Health briefs

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WASHINGTON — For years, doctors have lamented that there's no Pap test for deadly ovarian cancer. Wednesday, scientists … The drops are thanks mostly to gains against some of the leading types — lung, colorectal, breast and prostate cancers …
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