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2008-01-11 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Drug 'can reverse Alzheimer's symptoms in minutes'

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Posted by gorb 2008-01-11 06:04|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 Enbrel is typically used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. It has been around for quite a while and is fairly safe.

Illnesses like multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's are suspected to be autoimmune disorders, so an advance in treating one increases the range of possible treatment for others.

Posted by Black Bart Clomock6784 2008-01-11 07:25|| 2008-01-11 07:25|| Front Page Top

#2 Other patients have shown some improvements in symptoms such as forgetfulness and confusion after weekly injections over six months.

Skin patches? Enbrel wedsite? Tricare?

Posted by Besoeker 2008-01-11 07:29|| 2008-01-11 07:29|| Front Page Top

#3 Please let this be true.

Posted by Icerigger 2008-01-11 08:19|| http://coonlakebeach.com/support_mn_troops.htm]">[http://coonlakebeach.com/support_mn_troops.htm] 2008-01-11 08:19|| Front Page Top

#4 When I was a kid, my mother always ran the kitchen tap for several minutes in the morning before using the water for tea etc, to flush any water that had accumulated lead from pipes.

Posted by phil_b 2008-01-11 08:31|| 2008-01-11 08:31|| Front Page Top

#5 How much federal money has been blackholed in research 'studies' at universities with no results and how may of these types of 'discoveries' through other practices out pace them? And is there a relationship between the resistance in the 'community' to accept and adapt these 'discoveries' than those who are laggardly delivered by same said community. Do they drop their existing programs and focus money and efforts on those with some degree of demonstrated successful results? Or is it all about the money and ego, the public be damned.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-01-11 08:33|| 2008-01-11 08:33|| Front Page Top

#6 There are a whole series of drugs, all targeting the body chemical Tumor Necrosis Factor-1 (alpha) (TNF-1), that are coming down the pipeline.

TNF-1 is now being blamed for a lot of autoimmune diseases, including many types of arthritis, Crohn's disease, psoriasis, refractory asthma, ankylosing spondylitis, and a bunch of others.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-01-11 09:33|| 2008-01-11 09:33|| Front Page Top

#7 I must read more carefully, more slowly.

Not enough coffee, and now I have wasted some on the screen and the keyboard.

Was reading along, got to the comments and the brain registered this:
"...including many types of arthritis, Crohn's disease, psoriasis, refractory asthma, ankylosing splodydopitis, and a bunch of others."

Now I've got to clean the keyboard.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2008-01-11 10:14|| 2008-01-11 10:14|| Front Page Top

#8 Works wonders, as long as you forget you took it.

My Mother has no short-term memory left, and I have arthritis, so I agree with Icerigger.

Posted by Bobby 2008-01-11 12:30|| 2008-01-11 12:30|| Front Page Top

#9 Let's prove the drug's safety by testing it on those who are against animal research. The line starts here.

I would imagine that the biggest problem they are going to have is that families who have a member with advanced Alzheimers are going to be demanding an opportunity to test the drug. Can you imagine knowing that there was a chance, any chance no matter how remote, that you could speak to your loved one again? I've always felt alzehimers was worse than death.

I predict that within 6 months there will be clinics in Mexico and India that will allow people an opportunity to give life to their loved ones.

Posted by Whomong Guelph4611 2008-01-11 12:41|| 2008-01-11 12:41|| Front Page Top

#10 It would be nice if they discovered a delivery mechanism that didn't involve injection into the spine, which is fairly risky unless done by someone experienced in the technique. In the meantime, the drug is already approved for one use, so any doctor can prescribe it off-label for Alzheimer's or other autoimmune conditions. Within a year the first stage of the long-term study will have happened -- the researchers will only have to collect the data.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2008-01-11 13:39|| 2008-01-11 13:39|| Front Page Top

#11 The necessary one or more injections into the spine are a non-trivial method of delivery.
Most interesting is the rapid reversal of symptoms, which is unprecedented. On the other hand, wider-ranged studies are very likely to show less remarkable results and to disclose unwanted side effects. E.g., giving anticoagulants to acute cerebral thrombosis victims can result in reversal of stroke symptoms in ~90% of those treatments, while ~10% die of side effects.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2008-01-11 17:08|| 2008-01-11 17:08|| Front Page Top

#12 See also DIGG/REDDIT > BRAZILIAN CHERRY/NUT KILLS CANCER CELLS.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-01-11 20:27|| 2008-01-11 20:27|| Front Page Top

#13 In the Past, How many times did "WE" have our hopes skyrocket 40 years ago only to have them CRASH a day later when we found out that a reporter was just spinning the most gossamer of fables based on some preliminary Petri Dish experiment.

Which taken with all the other insults and Lies from the MSM Organs finally turned us all into Junk Science Cynics and Media Haters!! LOL!

I TRULY HOPE IT WORKS ...BUT....

Posted by RD">RD 2008-01-11 21:33|| 2008-01-11 21:33|| Front Page Top

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