Hooray!...maybe

[Elok]

http://casemed.case.edu/alumni/publications/mailers/mailer2-9-2012b.htm

Summary: Alzheimer's is caused, in part, by buildup of some protein in the brain. Another substance in the brain clears out that protein, but not in Alzheimer's patients. Administering a cancer drug blocks some receptor or other to increase production of the protein-clearing dingus, with dramatic results within three days...in mice. Human testing hopefully to follow. Yay! Maybe!

...yaybe?

[Dinner]

This sounds like good news since Alzheimer's is such a horrible way to go.

[Elok]

Also, brief periods of total fasting may weaken tumors while making chemo easier on healthy cells:

http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2012/02/fasting-and-cancer

[regexcellent]

Maybe they can save Terry Pratchett! One can hope.

[Hauldren Collider]

Aww man. Will I still be able to go to all those charity marathons?



(Excellent news!)

[Guynemer]

http://casemed.case.edu/alumni/publi...r2-9-2012b.htm

Summary: Alzheimer's is caused, in part, by buildup of some protein in the brain. Another substance in the brain clears out that protein, but not in Alzheimer's patients. Administering a cancer drug blocks some receptor or other to increase production of the protein-clearing dingus, with dramatic results within three days...in mice. Human testing hopefully to follow. Yay! Maybe!

...yaybe?

A year too late.


But wonderful, hopeful news, nevertheless.

[Lorizael]

The only disease worse than Alzheimer's (not including a bunch of others I'm not going to bother listing here) is the one where you lose the ability to fall asleep, start hallucinating, and die bat**** insane several months later.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

http://casemed.case.edu/alumni/publi...r2-9-2012b.htm

Summary: Alzheimer's is caused, in part, by buildup of some protein in the brain. Another substance in the brain clears out that protein, but not in Alzheimer's patients. Administering a cancer drug blocks some receptor or other to increase production of the protein-clearing dingus, with dramatic results within three days...in mice. Human testing hopefully to follow. Yay! Maybe!

...yaybe?

I appreciate the summary in all its techno mumble jumble glory. Elok

[Elok]

Please--it's "mumbo jumbo," not "mumble jumble." It pains me when people use technical terms incorrectly.

[rah]

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

I owuld claim typos but obviously I am free of that maledy.

[notyoueither]

Cool stuff.

[BeBMan]

Alzheimer?

[DaShi]

I owuld claim typos but obviously I am free of that maledy.

Oerdin?

[DaShi]

Anyway, :yawn:. They can place this one right next to the cure for cancer, aids, and crotch rot. Meaning, I'll believe it when I see it.