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In a large clinical trial involving patients with coronary artery disease, use of B vitamins was not effective for preventing death or cardiovascular events, according to a study published in the Aug. 20 issue of JAMA.

Mild Alzheimer's disease patients with higher physical fitness had larger brains compared to mild Alzheimer's patients with lower physical fitness, according to a study published in the journal Neurology.

Mrs. Bell is playing the Nintendo Wii as part of her occupational therapy. She is among 30 Parkinson's disease patients participating in a study to determine if occupational therapy enhances the treatment of the disease.

In findings with the potential to provide a therapy for Alzheimer's disease patients where none now exist, a researcher at the University of California-San Diego and colleagues have demonstrated in mice a way to reduce the overproduction of a peptide associated with the disease.

In findings with the potential to provide a therapy for Alzheimer's disease patients where none now exist, scientists have demonstrated in mice a way to reduce the overproduction of a peptide associated with the disease.