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Alzheimer's Cause Identified?

Posted by timothy on from the can't-remember dept.

JediJeremy writes "Naturehas this article on the possibility that researchers have identified the cause of Alzheimers. Their research says that amyloid beta, a protein in the brain, may cause plaques and makes an enzyme -BACE1-that causes dimentia. In the study mice, those without BACE1 did not get dimentia, while the others did. The article also says that there are current market drugs that can stop BACE1 production and all that needs to be done is for a human trial to begin. Looks like there is hope for those that suffer."

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  1. Impossible by jeramybsmith · · Score: -1, Troll

    We all know from slashdot that Dubya putting limits on government funded stem cell research will result in an Alzheimer's cure never being found.

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    Never overestimate the end user. -jeramy b. smith
  2. CAUTION! GOATSE.CX! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    The image linked in the above post is an extreme close-up of real goatse neurons!