Brain Protein May Have Potential Against Alzheimer's

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My sister was diagnosed with Alzheimer's two years ago at the age of 49 although her symptons were showing a couple of years before that. She had to quit her job of 10 years (accountant), sell her house, quit driving and move back home with my parents who are in their mid 70's.
This is the most exciting breakthrough I have heard about since she was diagnosed. I pray every day that a cure will be found. She has been on one trial for a very short time and it did not go well.
I hope trials on humans will start soon with this latest discovery. I do not think people get it that this is not just an "elderly" disease anymore.
Thanks to the discoverers for all of their time and hard work.

Tamara Borak of TX 12:58PM February 26, 2009

This is very exciting and encouraging info. I hope they are rapidly pursuing research on humans. I wonder if the injections were daily, monthly, etc. and into what part of the body--or brain. I'll look up the details on this research as it is important to me to help my 91 yr old Dad as well as myself and sister who may be at risk for this if it is truly genetically related. Our family is long-lived and several of them have developed some form of dementia around 90. I look forward to future studies of this as a therapy.

Linda Pringle of TX 2:48PM February 14, 2009

My mother is 56 and has been severely ravaged by Alzheimer’s. She is one of the rare early onset cases. She no longer has the ability to use real words, and in fact goes to a day care during the day, and my father brings her home each night.
This is really rare and looking back on documents she had written and various moments she probably began getting ill around the age of 38-40. The issue with someone like my mother is she is very active Alzheimer's because of her age, which can be dangerous for her since she has no understanding of what is going on anymore, but has the ability to move and get around like a 56 year old.
I would love to hear that there is human testing being done because we would love the opportunity to try and see if there is a difference. Especially because I am 25 and my sister is 27 and we both have a 50/50 chance that we inherited the gene that causes the early onset disease. Great work and we are so excited for this breakthrough!

Glynn of TX 12:20PM February 12, 2009

As the daughter of my 90 year old Dad, whose alzheimer disease has progressed very quickly, it's heartbreaking to see this man who was once so vital and energetic, happy and loved everyone turn into a very mean old man who can no longer do anything for himself. About 80% of his speech is jibberish and he doesn't understand anything. He know longer knows his wife, or me and my husband who have been taking care of him for over 3 years.
The really sad part is he knows something is wrong with his brain because he points to it and says it's broken and it hurts. Please don't stop loving me.
His daughter,
Patti
So any research or anything is a wonderful breakthrough, if it can't help my dad, maybe it will help someone else's dad.
Keep up the good work.

Patti of PA 8:31AM February 09, 2009

i would like to know if this could be used in autism therapy. some alzheimer's medications have had great success with persons diagnosed with autism. maybe this could help those people as well. has it been given any consideration as a treatment for autism?

Karen Freeman 8:05PM February 08, 2009

is any of this available for human testing. Those of us with aging parents with the disease are interested in being a part of any research.
Please keep up the good work and help us overcome this horrible devistating disease.

Margaret Grabowski of MO 4:32PM February 08, 2009