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Drug Shows Early Promise Against Alzheimer's

Posted by kdawson on from the you-must-remember-this dept.

The feed delivers news from Ars Technica about a new and promising treatment for Alzheimer's. The drug Etanercept works by disabling the functioning of a cytokine called TNFa, and reportedly caused immediate improvement — in minutes — in mental functioning in one Alaheimer's patient. Double-blind studies have not yet begun.

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  1. Alzheimer's Cure Dupe? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    I nominate the the Slashdot editors to be the first to receive treatment.

  2. I don't get it by c0d3h4x0r · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why does it matter if the drug works on two blind people?

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  3. Re:Long-term memory restored? by charon69 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I actually find that response curious. No offense to you, and I freely admit that I have no family members with Alzheimer's, but it seems to me that I would rather have a functional family member who doesn't remember me over, as you say, a bed-ridden one who does.

    It seems like it would be a question between their happiness and yours. If they're a "normal" person who just happens to not know you, then they can still theoretically still lead fulfilling lives during their final years.