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JudyM

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32. Right, it's showing promise for other conditions, as well, like arthritis, and general pain.

Fri Mar 10, 2017, 10:47 AM

Mar 2017

And since it's available as an oil, it doesn't pose the risk of harm that smoking does.

My hurdle is getting my conservative father to go for something that he's railed against for years. We shall see. Thanks for your kind words

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Drug that halts Alzheimers, removes amyloid plaques on the horizon [View all] Maru Kitteh Mar 2017 OP

Huge K&R! dchill Mar 2017 #1

WOW!!!!!!!!! Historic NY Mar 2017 #2

Please make it so. sheshe2 Mar 2017 #3

I'm so sorry sheshe. I haven't had a close famiy member with it, but Maru Kitteh Mar 2017 #5

I have posted about the caregivers. sheshe2 Mar 2017 #6

The last time I saw my mom, she knew who I was when I was in front of her, Stonepounder Mar 2017 #17

I got a call. sheshe2 Mar 2017 #20

Heartbreaking. Sorry you had to go through this. JudyM Mar 2017 #26

Ditto! peggysue2 Mar 2017 #40

I wish you and your sister sheshe2 Mar 2017 #44

Thanks! peggysue2 Mar 2017 #52

Biogen is the company doing this. Merck and Lilly's Alzheimers drug disappointed last still_one Mar 2017 #4

Not a cure Bayard Mar 2017 #7

Yes. Think the last drug that eliminated the plaque actually made people worse. Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2017 #8

I guess technically it wouldn't be a "cure." It does remove the amyloid plaques. Maru Kitteh Mar 2017 #9

Sounds very promising! Hoping for the best. MontanaMama Mar 2017 #10

I have a friend with early onset Alzheimer's. She's 51, and in the year or so that I've known her, PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2017 #11

I hope you will pass along the information/link to the clinical trials Maru Kitteh Mar 2017 #12

It is probably much too late for my friend to participate PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2017 #13

If she is still able to walk and talk she may well qualify. Maru Kitteh Mar 2017 #14

Perhaps. But I am not a close enough friend to suggest this. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2017 #16

What suggesting? Doesn't have to be a big deal, just passing on information. Maru Kitteh Mar 2017 #23

I did click on the link you posted, PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2017 #42

Well, that's too bad. I'm sorry it couldn't help your friend. It's just a very sad thing. Maru Kitteh Mar 2017 #47

So what is going to be the ridiculously un-affordable price for this drug. n/t. airplaneman Mar 2017 #15

Please do not do this on this thread. sheshe2 Mar 2017 #22

Amen. brer cat Mar 2017 #24

Hillary was going to help us... sheshe2 Mar 2017 #46

I hope it works. And we can figure out a treatment for the other type of dementia. politicat Mar 2017 #18

There are so many forms of dementia. Vascular dementia is so tough because it Maru Kitteh Mar 2017 #37

Looking for volunteer test subjects. 58Sunliner Mar 2017 #19

Nice to hear good news for a change. oasis Mar 2017 #21

Good news always welcome! brer cat Mar 2017 #25

Little known fact: Marijuana also seems to remove amyloid plaque. JudyM Mar 2017 #27

While that does seem promising, it's not accurate to say MJ removes amyloid plaque in humans Maru Kitteh Mar 2017 #28

LOL I threw Extract in there because it's a user-friendly writeup, not for its gravitas. JudyM Mar 2017 #29

The very nice thing about the info from the study you posted on MCO is it could be helpful Maru Kitteh Mar 2017 #30

Right, it's showing promise for other conditions, as well, like arthritis, and general pain. JudyM Mar 2017 #32

Hope it can be used just like statins. Hoyt Mar 2017 #31

This is facinating and very heartening! ismnotwasm Mar 2017 #33

Science strikes again. BSdetect Mar 2017 #34

Yup. Science and those damned scientific researchers. Evil to the core Maru Kitteh Mar 2017 #38

Will it cost $10,000 a month, could be without any control of Big Pharma it's all about max profits? FreeStateDemocrat Mar 2017 #35

You know, I'm going to refer you to sheshe's post and ask you. Please don't do this on this thread. Maru Kitteh Mar 2017 #36

Evidence also supports L-Serine as a cheaper cure, with no side effects mainer Mar 2017 #39

Kicking! smirkymonkey Mar 2017 #41

We were talking about this during our morning walk malaise Mar 2017 #43

Morning walk - also great for preventing ALZ Maru Kitteh Mar 2017 #49

Yep we walk four days a week malaise Mar 2017 #50

Kicking. sheshe2 Mar 2017 #45

k and r and bookmarking niyad Mar 2017 #48

This has received fast track backing, but it will still be a while before it still_one Mar 2017 #51