Posted on 08/31/2016 1:25:29 PM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt
A revolutionary drug that could stop people from ever developing Alzheimer’s disease has been unveiled by scientists.
Trials have produced ‘unprecedented’ results and the medicine has been hailed as a potential game-changer in the fight against the cruel disease.
In future, healthy pensioners could be prescribed the drug to ward off dementia, in much the same way as statins are given today to those at risk of heart attacks.
One British expert described the drug, which is about to be tested in hospitals around the UK, as the best yet, others called it ‘ingenious’ work with ‘tantalising’ results.And a US doctor hailed it as the best news in his 25-year career.
Existing drugs are of limited benefit and despite billions of pounds being spent on research, no new medicines have hit the market in more than a decade.
While current therapies ease the symptoms, aducanumab tackles the underlying damage in the brain, raising hopes it will be the first to alter the course of the disease.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
In the case of RINO’s, I suppose that depends on whether they are brain damaged or just missing a spine.
Recently on www.PeoplesPharmacy.com was a program that explained how to detect Alz early and before symptoms, by looking at the retina in the eye.
The good part is then they can reverse it. It had to do with DIET !
an older article from 2015, before the additional testing:
http://www.dddmag.com/article/2015/04/story-biogens-alzheimers-drug-aducanumab
The “fluid shifts” are the temporary inflammatory effects as the amyloid placs are destroyed and the brain has to absorb the bi products. High dose drug doesn’t necessarily mean high fluid boluses in giving the drug.
Infammation increases in the brain causing an influx of prostaglandins, various humors, white cells as well as a local increase of cytokine waste products...thus an increase of fluid which follows causing an increase of intracranial pressure and a danger of ischemic stroke. Several days after the inflammatory process, the fluid shift would reverse reducing danger to the brain. The fluid shift into the brain can be mitigated with mannitol should ICP become too high!
That leads me to fear that this fantastic headline might be a bit...or perhaps even much...too optimistic.
I really hope this is for real.
We’re going through this with my 84 year old mother in law and the progression of the disease is terrible to watch.
That my friends is why drugs are so expensive. Everyone blames Big Pharma without considering all the hidden facts when the reality is, it's not just the expensive drug you may need that required all the R&D but all the others that are being investigated that may or may not prove effective for the diseases they are being targeted towards........
Me too. I have two Type 1 children, aged 20 and 23.
Bump
Bookmarking!!!
Many people have been affected by this disease, those that came down with it, and their families and friends.
“The drug also increased the risk of stroke and potentially dangerous fluid shifts in the brain”
As for the fluid, perhaps, it will just take a low dose and longer to clear the aggregated amyloid.
As for the strokes, may giving it earlier in the disease will not cause as many strokes.
“The drug also increased the risk of stroke and potentially dangerous fluid shifts in the brain”
As for the fluid, perhaps, it will just take a low dose and longer to clear the aggregated amyloid.
As for the strokes, may giving it earlier in the disease will not cause as many strokes.
I spoke to my 95-year old uncle yesterday and he seems to be fine (he’s not on any memory drug).
My dead uncle’s wife’s sister Rose died - she was totally out of her mind. Her nursing home tab was $12,500/month.
I wish it’s true but no drug is ever that good.
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I had a medical miracle apparently from taking a vitamin. It’s documented by medical imaging, too.
I’ll bet Huma is busy getting this researched for her boss.
Thalidomide got the same initial reviews.
“Make that healthy, WEALTHY, pensioners. On our side of the pond, those not on Obamacare.”
The pills here will mostly likely (99%+) be on Medicare Part D.
I can already imagine class action lawsuites over the side effects.
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It’s being tested for safety. About a third of patients had brain inflammation, but it went away. Other monoclonal antibodies failed because of inflammation.
The positive effect of this drug seems to be correlated with dosage, so it’s promising.
Amazing, wonderful news if true!!!
Sadly too late to save Gene Wilder. :(
There are no doubt many young, impressionable people who come to this forum believing they can trust what they read here. To the extent they take you seriously, you do them a great disservice by posting this kind of ignorant paranoid drivel.
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