Update on Alzheimer's disease - Promising advances in detection and treatment

In the past-decade, significant progress has been made in the understanding and treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Modest success has been achieved usi ng new drugs in treatment of mild symptoms of the disease. Vitamin E, estro gen, and NSAIDs may slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease, but their routine use is not without fisk, and there is no evidence that these agents are effective in preventing the disease in asymptomatic people. With our i ncreased understanding of the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease, it is li kely that the next decade will see further refinement and development of tr eatment strategies to halt progression and possibly reduce the incidence of disease.