Alzheimer’s News from Around the World.

Sarkozy unveils plan to fight Alzheimer’s disease - “President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday unveiled a five-year plan to fight Alzheimer’s disease that afflicts 860,000 elderly people in France…” (more)

MH Stressors Debilitating in Alzheimer’s Caregivers – “More than 3 million Americans care for patients with Alzheimer’s disease. The challenges they face can erode their mental and physical health. Fortunately there are some supportive resources to help them…” (more)

Neuro-Hitech Reports Cognitive Improvement From Phase Two Clinical Trial of Huperzine A In Alzheimer’s Disease Patients – “Neuro-Hitech, Inc. (NASDAQ: NHPI), a New York-based biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative drugs for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, today announced top-line results from the double-blind part of a phase 2 clinical trial of Huperzine A in mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients…” (more)

Estrogen Like Compound May Reduce Risk For Alzheimer’s In Mice – “New research accepted for publication in the journal Endocrinology reveals that mice with induced Alzheimer’s like symptoms had improved cognitive function when given the synthetic estrogen-like hormone propylpyrazole triol (PPT)…” (more)