CHICAGO, ILLINOIS--(Marketwire - July 28, 2008) - Allon Therapeutics Inc. (TSX:NPC) - A potential new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease that reduces the classic Alzheimer’s “tangle” pathology in mice has also improved specific memory function in humans with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), a precursor to Alzheimer’s disease, according to a presentation today at a news conference hosted by the Alzheimer’s Association at their International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders (ICAD 2008).