Schizophrenia

FDA Approved Drugs Drugs that treat schizophrenia are called antipsychotics. The first antipsychotic drug, chlorpromzaine was discovered by accident in the ealry 1950. Subsequent research showed that chlorpromazine's antipsychotic properties…

Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer Europe        Landscape US Patents for transgenic mice models: U.S. Patent 5,387,742 U.S. Patent No. 5,602,299 NIH Neurosciences Blueprint. Alzorum  Diagnostic Tests: Quest  (The calculated ratio of Beta-amyloid 40 and Beta-amyloid…

Neurological diseases

Introduction: Neurodegenerative cognitive diseases include diseases such as Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia with Lewy Body, Parkinson's Diseases, and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. Cognitive neurodegeneration is a serious neurological condition that is very…

IgA & IgM mediated

Immunoglobulin A1 (IgA1) desposition in human tissues and organs is a characteristic of many human diseaes including IgA nephropathy, dermatitis herpetiformis (DH), and Henoch-Schoenlein purpura, and it is responsible for…

Kidney diseases

Links of interest: National Kidney Foundation. Web MD Companies:  Rockwell Medical See also: Reperfusion injury under inflammatory diseases Types of Kidney Diseases  Examples of kidney diseases include end stage renal disease, acute renal…

Intestinal diseases

The reasons why a chronic inflammatory intestinal disease arises are unclear. Crohn's disease, for example, is attributed to immunological factors, genetic factors such as polygenic transmission, nutritinal factors such as…

Rheumatoid arthritis

website of interest: American College of Rheumatology Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disorder that ultimately leads to the destruction of joint architecture. In rheumatoid arthritis, a person's own immune…