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Originally Posted by Jerseygirl08
Glad to see the Pharmaceutical companies will be footing most of the bill once the study gets going. Treating people with the gene predisposing them to the disease (before symptoms appear) seems to be a great way to tackle Alzheimer's. Once the amyloid plaque and tangle problem starts in the neurons, it's all but over.
I did my neurology paper in nursing school on Alzheimer's disease and how it affects families. Just recently attended a one day seminar. Fascinating
to me. Thanks for sharing.
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Jersey Girl, you are one smart cookie! I knew you weren't just another pretty face.
I am hoping that this is the key to preventing this horrible disease from killing us before we are dead.
Research is close to making a couple of major breakthroughs. Some friends in Cincinnati tell me that they have made some promising discoveries on how to control one type of Cystic Fibrosis by riding a changer in on a cold virus. Sounds simple but....
Unlocking the human genome was key to a lot of important things in medicine that I hope will help all of us.
We live in hopeful times.