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Dementia
Research from Wake Forest University reveals new findings on dementia
March 18th, 2008
"The epidemic of late life dementia, prominence of use of alternative medications and supplements, and initiation of efforts to determine how to prevent dementia have led to efforts to conduct studies aimed at prevention of dementia. The GEM (Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory) and GuidAge studies are ongoing randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled trials of Ginkgo biloba, administered in a dose of 120 mg twice per day as EGb761, to test whether Ginkgo biloba is effective in the prevention of dementia (and especially Alzheimer's disease) in normal elderly or those early cognitive impairment," scientists in the United States report. "Both GEM and GuidAge will also add...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-03-18)
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