(September 1, 2010 - Insidermedicine)

From New York - A new report published in Nature identifies a new target in the fight against Alzheimer's disease. Scientists discovered that the gamma-secretase activating protein (GSAP) stimulates beta-amyloid formation. They found that reducing GSAP also reduced beta amyloid.

From Hamilton - Doubling the dose of clopidogrel during angioplasty reduces risk of cardiovascular death, according to a report published in the Lancet. Researchers compared double dose clopidogrel to standard dose in patients undergoing PCI, finding that double dosing reduced risk of heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular death by 14%.

And finally, from Australia - Less sleep for young adults may be connected to mental distress, according to a report published in SLEEP. Studying nearly 21,000 young adults, researchers found that sleeping less than eight hours a night had a linear association with psychological distress.