CONFERENCE COVERAGE SERIES
American Neurological Association: 2014 Annual Meeting
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront, Baltimore, Maryland
12 – 14 October 2014
Stopping Familial Alzheimer's—Woman at Risk Has Healthy Twins
Using a rarely implemented in vitro fertilization procedure, a woman whose family carries a presenilin mutation delivered twins who are virtually assured of escaping early onset Alzheimer’s disease.
A New Drug to Calm Agitation, Uncontrollable Laughing and Crying, in Alzheimer’s?
Two trials suggest that a fixed combination of a cough medicine and a cardiac arrhythmia medicine might treat agitation and quiet emotional outbursts in people with Alzheimer’s.
Does Shining Laser Light on Blood Reflect Alzheimer’s?
By beaming red light at a blood sample and measuring the scattered photons, scientists claim to identify people with Alzheimer’s disease.