|EXHIBIT 3(a)



Certificate of
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation For Nevada Profit Corporations
(Pursuant to NRS 78.385 and 78.390  After Issuance of Stock)
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|1. | Name
of corporation: Axonyx Inc.
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|2. | The
articles have been amended as follows (provide article numbers, if available):
Article V of the Corporations Restated Articles of Incorporation is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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| | The corporation
is authorized to issue One Hundred and Sixty Five Million (165,000,000) shares
of par value $0.001 stock, consisting of two classes of stock, designated
Common Stock and Preferred Stock The total number of shares of Common Stock
authorized to be issued is One Hundred and Fifty Million (150,000,000), par
value $0.001. The total number of shares of Preferred Stock authorized to be
issued is Fifteen Million (15,000,000), par value $0.001. Any and all shares of
stock may be issued, reissued, transferred or granted by the Board of Directors,
as the case may be, to persons, corporations, and associations, and for such
lawful consideration, and on such terms, as the Board of Directors shall have
the authority to issue pursuant to the Nevada Revised Statutes and the By-Laws
of the corporation. The Board of Directors shall have the authority to set, by
resolution, the particular designations, preferences and the relative,
participating, optional or other special rights and qualifications, limitations
or restrictions of any class of stock or any series of stock within any class of
stock issued by this corporation.
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|3. | The
vote by which the stockholders holding shares in the corporation entitling
them to exercise at least a majority of the voting power, or such greater
proportion of the voting power as may be required in the case of a vote by
classes or series, or as may be required by the provisions of the articles of
incorporation have voted in favor of the amendment is: 74%*
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|4. | Effective
date of filing (optional): | 
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|5. | Officer
signature (required): | /s/ S. Colin Neill
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S. Colin Neill, Chief Financial Officer
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|* | If any proposed
amendment would alter or change any preference or any relative or other right
given to any class or series of outstanding shares, then the amendment must be
approved by the vote, in addition to the affirmative vote otherwise required, of
the holders of shares representing a majority of the voting power of each class
or series affected by the amendment regardless of limitations or restrictions on
the voting power thereof.
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|IMPORTANT:Failure to include any of
the above information and submit the proper fees may cause this filing to be rejected.
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