Israeli scientists develop effective drug against Alzheimer

[Ecthy]

I don't even think Alzheimer is a disease we should worry about.

It mostly concerns old people, and we just had a thread about them

[axi]

That's good. My grandmother suffered from Alzheimer and I'm afraid that perhaps my mom will get that too in 15-20 years. It should be totally treatable by then.

[Japher]

I don't even think Alzheimer is a disease we should worry about.

I know you don't mean that, but tackling Alzheimer's can lead to breakthroughs in other diseases associated with mental deterioration and memory loss. Wouldn't it be cool to have a photographic memory or a remberall in pill form?

They just went after Alzheimer's first becuase no one cares if you test drugs on old people

[Urban Ranger]

What about using stem cells to cure neurodegenerative diseases? How's the process?

[TCO]

Yeah...like the Isr. have scientists. Right.

[Ned]

Originally posted by Azazel
I only hope that HUJI will patent it and get ****loads of money. There is no need for Biotech comp.s to get all of the profit.

They would be fools if they did not. I hardly think they are fools.

[Ted Striker]

Dude, I didn't know people can get Alzheimers in their early 50s...

[Berzerker]

Ahm... you're sick....

And 10 years ago it would have sounded sick to give people with diabetes the venom from the Gila Monster, but it won't be long before that happens. Actually, toxins are proving to be quite advantageous regarding disease.

[Dr Strangelove]

Originally posted by Ecthelion
Does anyone remember Alzheimer's first name?

You see, it's already beginning

(A-l-o-i-s)

The hilarious thing is that his sentinel patient began to show signs of the disease in her 50s, and therefore was too young to meet the criteria for Alzeheimer's disease today. She had "pre-senile dementia".

[Az]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger


What about using stem cells to cure neurodegenerative diseases? How's the process?

That's the really interesting question.

[Sirotnikov]

UR:
The last I heard it had some good progress. I don't know of any specific things though.

[Japher]

I have invested in stem cell research here in the US, unfortunately it is outlawed (one of the things I hate Bush for, though the Dems would have done the same - except, surprisingly for Gray Davis). The stock is doing well.

Stem cell research and applications of it are going to be the future.

[Urban Ranger]

Damn straight. The ability to repair organs or perhapes even grow new ones will transform medicine.


Siro,

Interesting avatar

[Ecthy]

UR, what avatar? The Barak/Netanyahu one or the special one he had before that?

[Az]

'special', as in 'retarded'?