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Often I wonder how our wonderful scientists get the ideas for their research. It is not clear to me how a group of researchers came to feed mice with a piece that comes from the dirt on Easter Island, only to discover it may help people who suffer from Alzheimer.
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Today we refer you to a great short and concise article by Glenn E. Smith, PhD, where he explains the causes, Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Alzheimer.
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There are several theories on how coconut oil might work in Alzheimer’s disease, but nothing has been proven. Unfortunately, too, the studies have included very few patients: 23 in one six-week study and 20 in another. One article that I reviewed on the use of coconut oil could find no peer-reviewed clinical studies on its use in AD. The company that manufactures Axona studied 152 patients for 90 days. Although the company claimed benefit, at 90 days both those who were taking coconut oil, and those who were not, had similar testing scores.
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Here is some good news about the fight against Alzheimer. Scientist have declared a human trail successful. The new treatment involves active immunisation, using a type of vaccine designed to trigger the body’s immune defence against beta-amyloid.
In this second clinical trial on humans, the vaccine was modified to affect only the harmful beta-amyloid.
The researchers found that 80 per cent of the patients involved in the trials developed their own protective antibodies against beta-amyloid without suffering any side effects over the three years of the study.
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Researchers have found that a gene called CCR2 can help with fighting memory loss for people with Alzheimer’s disease. This is a very exciting result. It may be that CCR2-associated immunity could be strengthened in humans to slow Alzheimer’s disease. The work is still in it’s early stages but the results should be encouraging.
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Maria Carrillo, a sr director at the Alzheimer association, provides a special at CNN about Alzheimer. She tells about the 5.4 Million American who live with Alzheimer’s disease and makes it personal by talking about her own mother in law who suffers from the disease.
She then goes on to talk about the National Plan to get Alzheimer’s disease under controle by 2025. The plan covers the spectrum of Alzheimer’s issues, including treatment and prevention, clinical care, support for families in their homes and communities as well as public education and engagement.
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