'Historic Breakthrough' in Alzheimer's Research

[Sherman123]

Astonishing development. Scientists at the University of Leicester have discovered the first chemical ever to prevent the death of brain tissue in a neurodegenerative disease.


To quote a few lines from the article:

"The discovery of the first chemical to prevent the death of brain tissue in a neurodegenerative disease has been hailed as an exciting and historic moment in medical research."

He told the BBC a cure for Alzheimer's was not imminent but: "I'm very excited, it's the first proof in any living animal that you can delay neurodegeneration."

"Commenting on the research Prof Roger Morris, from King's College London, said: "This finding, I suspect, will be judged by history as a turning point in the search for medicines to control and prevent Alzheimer's Disease."

BBC News - Discovery 'could hold key to Alzheimer's treatment'

It's been an extraordinary week in science!

 

[sangha]

Astonishing development. Scientists at the University of Leicester have discovered the first chemical ever to prevent the death of brain tissue in a neurodegenerative disease.


To quote a few lines from the article:

"The discovery of the first chemical to prevent the death of brain tissue in a neurodegenerative disease has been hailed as an exciting and historic moment in medical research."

He told the BBC a cure for Alzheimer's was not imminent but: "I'm very excited, it's the first proof in any living animal that you can delay neurodegeneration."

"Commenting on the research Prof Roger Morris, from King's College London, said: "This finding, I suspect, will be judged by history as a turning point in the search for medicines to control and prevent Alzheimer's Disease."

BBC News - Discovery 'could hold key to Alzheimer's treatment'

It's been an extraordinary week in science!

YAYYYY!!!!!

Let's hope this pans out.

 

[joG]

Astonishing development. Scientists at the University of Leicester have discovered the first chemical ever to prevent the death of brain tissue in a neurodegenerative disease.


To quote a few lines from the article:

"The discovery of the first chemical to prevent the death of brain tissue in a neurodegenerative disease has been hailed as an exciting and historic moment in medical research."

He told the BBC a cure for Alzheimer's was not imminent but: "I'm very excited, it's the first proof in any living animal that you can delay neurodegeneration."

"Commenting on the research Prof Roger Morris, from King's College London, said: "This finding, I suspect, will be judged by history as a turning point in the search for medicines to control and prevent Alzheimer's Disease."

BBC News - Discovery 'could hold key to Alzheimer's treatment'

It's been an extraordinary week in science!

Yes, I saw that. It would drastically reduce the hard and soft costs of old age and solve one of our most pressing problems.

 

[Andalublue]

Astonishing development. Scientists at the University of Leicester have discovered the first chemical ever to prevent the death of brain tissue in a neurodegenerative disease.


To quote a few lines from the article:

"The discovery of the first chemical to prevent the death of brain tissue in a neurodegenerative disease has been hailed as an exciting and historic moment in medical research."

He told the BBC a cure for Alzheimer's was not imminent but: "I'm very excited, it's the first proof in any living animal that you can delay neurodegeneration."

"Commenting on the research Prof Roger Morris, from King's College London, said: "This finding, I suspect, will be judged by history as a turning point in the search for medicines to control and prevent Alzheimer's Disease."

BBC News - Discovery 'could hold key to Alzheimer's treatment'

It's been an extraordinary week in science!

I hope they wrote it down before someone forgets it!

Good news!

 

[Rainman05]

One of the best ways to prevent alzheimer is to know multiple languages.

I cure would be nice though.

 

[Helix]

At least they have a better grasp of the mechanism now. At my last gig, the pharmaceutical company I was working for had a treatment fail in phase three. If I remember correctly, it targeted beta amyloid, but actually made the condition worse. The discovery of this failure was really disappointing. This appears to be a better idea.

 

[Cyrylek]

I really wish they (journalists) wouldn't shout about "Alzheimer's". At this point this has nothing to do with Alzheimer's.

The results are quite exciting - a whole novel strategy for pharmacological intervention is showing signs of being realistic, with a number of possible applications. But whether or not it may be useful in treatment of Alzheimer's - nobody knows. Causes and mechanisms of the disease are poorly understood, and may have only superficial similarity with the prion model that is under investigation here.

 

[Manc Skipper]

Yay for gubbermint-funded science! The Medical Research Council is a part of Britain's universal healthcare system. No big pharma "research" needed.

Medical Research Council (MRC) - Health regulators - NHS Choices

 

[Andalublue]

One of the best ways to prevent alzheimer is to know multiple languages.

Es es muy importante este desarrollo. C'est fundamental, je pense. Ich habe das beste Hoffen für diese Untersuchung.

 

[Cyrylek]

Yay for gubbermint-funded science! The Medical Research Council is a part of Britain's universal healthcare system. No big pharma "research" needed.

Medical Research Council (MRC) - Health regulators - NHS Choices

If publications in scientific journals had the same curative power as actual drugs, you would be absolutely correct.

 

[Rainman05]

Es es muy importante este desarrollo. C'est fundamental, je pense. Ich habe das beste Hoffen für diese Untersuchung.

 

[Andalublue]

Tammam, şimdi oraya gidiyorum.

Pretty doggy, btw.

 

[humbolt]

And there's this: Peanut butter sniff test confirms Alzheimer's | Futurity

 

[Erod]

Tammam, şimdi oraya gidiyorum.

Pretty doggy, btw.

Isn't Google Translate wonderful?

 

[Jredbaron96]

Very good news.

 

[Sherman123]

I really wish they (journalists) wouldn't shout about "Alzheimer's". At this point this has nothing to do with Alzheimer's.

The results are quite exciting - a whole novel strategy for pharmacological intervention is showing signs of being realistic, with a number of possible applications. But whether or not it may be useful in treatment of Alzheimer's - nobody knows. Causes and mechanisms of the disease are poorly understood, and may have only superficial similarity with the prion model that is under investigation here.

In this instance they were merely quoting the scientists involved in the experiment and some outside observers who used that terminology.

 

[danarhea]

Astonishing development. Scientists at the University of Leicester have discovered the first chemical ever to prevent the death of brain tissue in a neurodegenerative disease.


To quote a few lines from the article:

"The discovery of the first chemical to prevent the death of brain tissue in a neurodegenerative disease has been hailed as an exciting and historic moment in medical research."

He told the BBC a cure for Alzheimer's was not imminent but: "I'm very excited, it's the first proof in any living animal that you can delay neurodegeneration."

"Commenting on the research Prof Roger Morris, from King's College London, said: "This finding, I suspect, will be judged by history as a turning point in the search for medicines to control and prevent Alzheimer's Disease."

BBC News - Discovery 'could hold key to Alzheimer's treatment'

It's been an extraordinary week in science!

That IS exciting, and.... Oops, forgot what I was going to say..... But this development is ...... Um, what was the thread about? :mrgreen:

 

[Andalublue]

Isn't Google Translate wonderful?

I speak better Turkish than Google Translate. WordReference is far superior, btw.

 

[iacardsfan]

*inserts partisan talk about how one party made this discovery possible and the other party is trying to deter the research.*

But on a serious note this is a truly awful and sad disease to witness. Any movement towards a cure is a movement in the right direction. I have seen the effects of Alzheimer's and it breaks my heart. This is a positive step to wiping it out.

 

[danarhea]

*inserts partisan talk about how one party made this discovery possible and the other party is trying to deter the research.*

But on a serious note this is a truly awful and sad disease to witness. Any movement towards a cure is a movement in the right direction. I have seen the effects of Alzheimer's and it breaks my heart. This is a positive step to wiping it out.

My stepmother had Alzheimer's, and was staying with my brother Greg. When one of my other brothers, Steve, went to visit her, he knocked on the door, and she answered. She then yelled "Greg, there is some man here to see you".

 

[iacardsfan]

My stepmother had Alzheimer's, and was staying with my brother Greg. When one of my other brothers, Steve, went to visit her, he knocked on the door, and she answered. She then yelled "Greg, there is some man here to see you".

It is an awful disease. I have known several people that had it. My grandmother actually sent me a birthday card 4 months early one year thinking it was my birthday. Truly heartbreaking.

 

[poweRob]

Great news. Scariest ****ing disease out there IMO.

 

[Manc Skipper]

My stepmother had Alzheimer's, and was staying with my brother Greg. When one of my other brothers, Steve, went to visit her, he knocked on the door, and she answered. She then yelled "Greg, there is some man here to see you".

It's a terrible illness. The suffering gradually transfers from the patient to the relatives over time. She could no longer connect the little child she still remembered with the grown man in front of her. It seems like memories are vanishing from the filing cabinet, working back from the present.
You can almost tell the progress of the illness by estimating the year the person is living in. Getting lost around the house you have lived in for thirty years, that sort of thing. Even if any practical application takes ten years to achieve, it's still a leap forward.

 

[ReformCollege]

Yay for gubbermint-funded science! The Medical Research Council is a part of Britain's universal healthcare system. No big pharma "research" needed.

Medical Research Council (MRC) - Health regulators - NHS Choices

There is also the possibility that they are just pushing headlines and this "discovery" is dramatically overstated. Don't count your eggs before they hatch ;D

 

[DiAnna]

Every step forward toward treating and eventually curing this horrific disease is a cause for celebration. I'm really quite excited by this news.