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Japanese Scientists Make Alzheimers Progress

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the headway-for-head-drugs dept.

grammar fascist writes "The AP wire reports that Japanese medical researchers have developed a DNA-based vaccine that reduces the brain plaque beta amyloid without the severe brain inflammation that plagued successes in 2002. From the story 'The deposits have been cut by between 15.5 percent and 38.5 percent in mice, with no major side effects, researchers said Monday in the online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [...] If all goes well, this type of treatment might be available for people in six or seven years, [lead researcher Yoh Matsumoto] said.'"

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  1. Headline Mix Up by Sentri · · Score: 5, Funny

    Anyone else read the headline and think: "why have the japanese made people's alzheimer's worse"

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  2. Mice. Always. by LiftOp · · Score: 4, Funny
    Always the mice. Again with the mice.

    Just ONCE I'd like to be cured of a disease ahead of the freakin' MICE.

  3. What is so bad about Alzheimers? by hsmith · · Score: 3, Funny

    You make new friends every day!

  4. Re:Tobacco by Joebert · · Score: 2, Funny
    I've also heard that nicotine also slows the effects of Alzheimers.

    And here all this time I thought grandpa walked around with one of thoose patches on his forehead because he was crazy.
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  5. No, no, no!! by McBainLives · · Score: 3, Funny

    You're not supposed to make it progress, you're supposed to make it slow down!!!

    Oh, wait- /grumble

    Darn RSS headline-only POS...

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  6. Those scientists won't be too popular today. by GrpA · · Score: 4, Funny

    After last night's soccer loss to Australia 3:1, it seems that most Japanese just want to forget...

    GrpA.

    Heh, But seriously, great research. Good to hear.

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  7. Re:Now Remember... by Beryllium+Sphere(tm) · · Score: 1, Funny

    Using a good grade of mental floss.

  8. definitely no cure by r00t · · Score: 2, Funny

    Just forget about it.

  9. Re:Folding@Home by Breakfast+Pants · · Score: 2, Funny

    Aliens already have the folding problem solved.

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