Nymox AlzheimAlert Independent Clinical Trial Data To Be Presented at the XXVIIIth International Congress of Clinical Neurophysiology
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ (August 23, 2006) Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation (NASDAQ:NYMX)
is pleased to announce that independent clinical trial results from studies of the
Company's AlzheimAlert™ test will be presented at the XXVIIIth International Congress
of Clinical Neurophysiology in Edinburgh, Scotland on September 11, 2006. The presentation
will concern the use of the AlzheimAlert™ test in the diagnosis of mild cognitive
impairment in the elderly. The authors of the paper include Ira Goodman of Orlando
Regional Healthcare System, Stephen Flitman of 21st Century Neurology, Phoenix AZ, Kevin
Xie of Centra Care Clinic, St. Cloud MN, Alireza Minagar of Louisiana State University
Health Sciences Center, Shreveport LA and Ralph Richter of University of Oklahoma, Tulsa
OK.
The AlzheimAlert™ test is a urine based diagnostic aid for Alzheimer's disease. It
is the only proven accurate non-invasive AD test technology available. The test has the CE
Mark, allowing it to be marketed in Europe, and is CLIA certified as a laboratory test
service which is available in the U.S. Nymox currently has numerous initiatives underway
for the AlzheimAlert™ testing technology, including marketing and distribution
overseas, and global product development.
There are an estimated 4.5 million people with Alzheimer's disease in the United States
alone; by 2050 this number is projected to increase almost three times to 13.2 million.
Worldwide estimates of the current number of people with Alzheimer's disease range from 15
to 20 million. The annual national direct and indirect costs of caring for Alzheimer
patients in the U.S. alone are estimated at $100 billion. The human toll on patients,
families and caregivers is incalculable.
More information about Nymox is available at www.nymox.com, email: info@nymox.com, or 800-936-9669.
This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements" as
defined in the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve
a number of risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will
prove to be accurate and the actual results and future events could differ materially from
management's current expectations. Such factors are detailed from time to time in Nymox's
filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulatory
authorities.