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Antibody treatment partially reverses nerve damage in Alzheimer disease
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| 1-20-05
| David M. Holtzman
David M. Holtzman
David Holtzman
Posted on 01/20/2005 2:39:54 PM PST by HangnJudge
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Hopeful news in the potential treatment of Alzheimer's Disease. Not politics but darned important to us 40-50 somethings. Suggests again possibility for developing a vaccine against Alzheimer's.
To: HangnJudge
Good news,but early for assumptions.
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posted on
01/20/2005 2:50:48 PM PST
by
Mears
To: Mears
Agree, especially since prior studies on Beta Amyloid vaccines induced potentially lethal encephalitis in humans, but autopsy studies showed it was also clearing Amyloid plaques. If they can get this approach to be less toxic, it has the potential for being world changing.
To: HangnJudge
I'm 72. I don't worry about cancer,or stroke,or heart disease or getting run over by a bus.
I worry about Alzheimer's,as do most of my friends.
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posted on
01/20/2005 3:03:10 PM PST
by
Mears
To: Mears
There was an article about curry powder recently. Scientists are studying it because of the low incidence of Alzheimers in India. They are looking at tumeric as an ingredient which protects against alzheimers and helps remove the plaque from the brain.
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posted on
01/20/2005 3:09:20 PM PST
by
Enterprise
("Dance with the Devil by the Pale Moonlight" - Islam compels you!)
To: Enterprise
I'll be darned---never saw anything where food could possible prevent the disease.
Thanks! Time for some reseach and I'd better hurry before the brain slows down.LOL
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posted on
01/20/2005 3:12:42 PM PST
by
Mears
To: Mears
I worry about Alzheimer's,as do most of my friends. From talking to one of our friends who has been diagnosed, he's not necessarily worrying about himself but his wife and kids that will need to deal with him.
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posted on
01/20/2005 3:13:23 PM PST
by
steveo
(Member: Fathers Against Rude Television)
To: Mears
To: steveo
That's right,my sister-in-law has it and she's as happy as can be. It's her husband and kids that are in it for the long haul.
I don't want that for my family but it is all out of my control I guess.
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posted on
01/20/2005 3:18:54 PM PST
by
Mears
To: HangnJudge
Thanks for the link----will check it out.
Some of this stuff may be too late for folks my age but I hope my kids' and grandkids' generations have more hope.
My mother died at 91 and I wouldn't give you a nickel for her last 10 years-----awful!
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posted on
01/20/2005 3:24:07 PM PST
by
Mears
To: Mears
I went back to look for it and I found at least one article.
link
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posted on
01/20/2005 3:31:31 PM PST
by
Enterprise
("Dance with the Devil by the Pale Moonlight" - Islam compels you!)
To: Mears
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posted on
01/20/2005 3:33:37 PM PST
by
Enterprise
("Dance with the Devil by the Pale Moonlight" - Islam compels you!)
To: Mears
I misspelled the ingredient - it's "Turmeric."
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posted on
01/20/2005 3:36:10 PM PST
by
Enterprise
("Dance with the Devil by the Pale Moonlight" - Islam compels you!)
To: Enterprise
Thanks for all of your help.
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posted on
01/20/2005 3:48:28 PM PST
by
Mears
To: HangnJudge
My Aunt has been suffering from alzheimer's disease. After seeing what she has been going through I hope they come up with something soon.
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posted on
01/20/2005 3:51:36 PM PST
by
Vicki
(Truth and Reality)
To: Enterprise
It also raises HDL and lowers inflamation. There may be something there.
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posted on
01/20/2005 4:06:19 PM PST
by
Nov3
("This is the best election night in history." --DNC chair Terry McAuliffe Nov. 2,2004 8p.m.)
To: HangnJudge
Gosh, I hope so but doctors have a long history of talking a better game than they play.
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posted on
01/20/2005 4:10:26 PM PST
by
Grut
To: HangnJudge
Amyloid plaques are suspended in the jelled substance surrounding the brain stem. So far there is nothing strong enough to penetrate that substance and break up the plaque without destroying the shield itself.
To: Mears
Ok - Always trying to help my fellow FreePers.
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posted on
01/20/2005 6:09:46 PM PST
by
Enterprise
("Dance with the Devil by the Pale Moonlight" - Islam compels you!)
To: Nov3
I didn't know that, I guess I should start taking it myself!
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posted on
01/20/2005 6:10:43 PM PST
by
Enterprise
("Dance with the Devil by the Pale Moonlight" - Islam compels you!)
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