8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 4, 2006

AXONYX INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Nevada
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)		 000-25571
(Commission file Number)		 86-0883978
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
   
500 Seventh Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, New York 10018
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 645-7704

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-2 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-2)

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


Item 8.01 Other Events.

On January 4, 2006, Axonyx Inc. issued the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibits

99.1

Press release of Axonyx Inc., dated January 4, 2006.

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SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized on this 6th day of January, 2006.




AXONYX INC.


By: /s/ S. Colin Neill
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       S. Colin Neill
       Chief Financial Officer

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