Advance Towards Early Alzheimer's Diagnosis

Medical News Today ^ | 20 Jun 2008 | NA

[neverdem]

Clinical severity of Alzheimer's disease is associated with PIB uptake in PET.

Not the same study, but you get more of an explanation of the technique.

[neverdem]

Researchers find a clue in battle against Alzheimer's

[Nick Danger]

I discovered this last year, but then I forgot about it.

[gusopol3]

did you ever hear anything about that eye test that was supposed to early diagnose? They hyped it on the evening news probably five years ago as one of those serendipitous findings but I’ve never heard anything about it again.

[Man50D]

It's a positive step towards curring Alzheimer's but it won’t be a success until it can help me remember why I went upstairs.

[neverdem]

Amyloid-beta protein dimers isolated directly from Alzheimer's brains impair synaptic plasticity and memory

Blocking TGF-beta–Smad2/3 innate immune signaling mitigates Alzheimer-like pathology

IIRC, you're interested in protein folding. This might interest you.

[neverdem]

did you ever hear anything about that eye test that was supposed to early diagnose? They hyped it on the evening news probably five years ago as one of those serendipitous findings but I’ve never heard anything about it again.

I don't recall it. No sarcasm, my mind is still intact.

[null and void]

To FReep. Duh!

[Barnacle]

Want to avoid Alzheimer's?

Avoid ingesting aluminum.

Fact: All Alzheimer's victims have aluminum deposits in there brains.

[Tax-chick]

Bathroom?

[Man50D]

Bathroom?

I'll make a note to myself. Thanks for reminding me!

[texas booster]

Can you supply additional information on the aluminum - Alzheimer’s link?

I seem to remember a rather tenuous link at best once further studies were completed in the 90’s.

[hellbender]

Can you supply additional information on the aluminum - Alzheimer’s link?

If you wear a tin foil hat, you are more likely to have Alzheimer's. "Tin" foil is really aluminum foil. Also, "Alzheimer's" contains the chemical symbol for aluminum, Al.

Seriously, I thought the Al->Alzheimer's link had been discredited. The amyloid plaques just seem to trap metals, I thought; the plaques are the real problem.

[M. Dodge Thomas]

“A potential noninvasive neurobiological test for Alzheimer’s disease”

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/266/5187/1051

[gusopol3]

oh my goodness, 1994! that looks like the study I remember hearing about. I guess it came to naught. Thank you.

[Cacique]

btt

[neverdem]

Want to avoid Alzheimer's?

Avoid ingesting aluminum.

Fact: All Alzheimer's victims have aluminum deposits in there brains.

Maybe they got the wrong genes? You can't avoid it. It's all over the place.

Public Health Statement for Aluminum (Aluminio) Draft for Public Comment September 2006

However, it should be noted that aluminum is a very abundant and widely distributed element and will be found in most rocks, soils, waters, air, and foods. You will always have some exposure to low levels of aluminum from eating food, drinking water, and breathing air.

[neverdem]

I linked a bunch about Alzheimer's along the thread.

Chinese UFO Looks Like Emergency Life Raft, Spies on You

Poll: most Britons doubt cause of climate change

A plane with wings of glass?

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[Sun]

bmp

[Quix]

Thanks for the ping.