Alzheimer Disease

New study finds treatment with certain anti-hypertensive drugs may reduce Alzheimer disease

Published in Nursing Home and Elder Business Week, December 31st, 2006

A new cardiovascular drug screening has identified existing anti-hypertensive agents capable of preventing cognitive decline and amyloid neuropathology associated with Alzheimer disease. The research, conducted by Dr. Gulio Maria Pasinetti at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, NY, was released at the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology's (ACNP) annual conference.

These findings suggest that a large number of geriatric patients currently under pharmacological treatment for high-blood pressure with certain anti-hypertensive drugs may also reap the benefits of the drug's cognitive effects.

Dr. Pasinetti's research is part of a...

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Source: Nursing Home and Elder Business Week (2006-12-31)

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