General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNew compound shows promise in treatment of Alzheimer's
Yale researchers have identified a drinkable cocktail of designer molecules that interferes with a crucial first step of Alzheimers and even restores memories in mice, they report Jan. 2 in the journal Cell Reports.
The binding of amyloid beta peptides to prion proteins triggers a cascade of devasting events in the progression of Alzheimers accumulation of plaques, a destructive immune system response, and damage to synapses.
We wanted to find molecules that might have a therapeutic effect on this network, said senior author Stephen Strittmatter, the Vincent Coates Professor of Neurology, professor of neuroscience, and director of the Yale Alzheimer Disease Research Center.
https://news.yale.edu/2019/01/02/new-compound-shows-promise-treatment-alzheimers
---------------------
I hope this works. My inlaws are both suffering from this and my wife is devastated. I'm sure she's also concerned that this is her future.
EndGOPPropaganda
(1,117 posts)The shutdown dances have hurt all the science agencies even if they are at times not affected.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)thanks for posting.
Nay
(12,051 posts)and docs have found a way to get it past the brain barrier (with sound waves?).