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| Thursday, 10 January 2008 |
| Drug brings "instant" Alzheimer's improvement |
Anyone who's ever lived with Alzheimer's has hoped for a miracle: now it seems they found one:
Before the drug, they measured his performance on cognitive tests, and performed poorly, unable to remember the name of the doctor treating him, the date, or the state in which he lived. He could not perform simple mental arithmetic, or name more than two animals. Ten minutes after a dose of etanercept, he was noticeably calmer, more attentive, and less frustrated. He knew he lived in California, and knew the day of the week, and the month. He could name five animals, and performed better at the arithmetic test. Interviewed at that point, his wife said that the improvement was "like some kind of science fiction story".
Of course, one patient over ten minutes doesn't make a cure. Not yet.Labels: Alzheimer's |
| posted @ 10:45 |
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