Alzheimer's is one of the most debilitating diseases that anyone can suffer, while the effects in the early stages are mild the progression to the middle stage is heartbreaking to observe. This can occur within a a period of a few years or take much longer, short term memory degrades such that a conversation from 5 mins previously is not remembered.
There is now some hope for those in early stage, a very small clinical trial (321 patients) has revealed that after 19 months no further loss of mental abilities was seen. It will take at least 4 years and more trials before the drug becomes commercially available but at least now there can be reasons to be hopeful.
There are two amazing things about this story, the first being that the original effect of the drug on the protein believed to be responsible for the disease was observed as the result of a laboratory accident. The second is that the drug already exists and so should not attract a premium price, there may be undesirable side affects but if the results of further trails are similar those will be acceptable.
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5 comments:
I was going to post on this, but I forgot!
Nice to see it's ocal loons and lassies doing this work.
I saw that and it is just amazing and wonderful!
So many people are impacted by this sad disease.
The last paragraph you wrote just speaks of some major blessings.
Noddy, Surely "loons and quines"? But yes it is.
rt, Fingers crossed that the next trials go well.
Alliteration as always! Only I missed my L off local! See what happens when I go to Perthshire for a few days, I mix my Doric and Scots up.
Noddy, Nivver fash yersel loon!
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