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POPS"Miracle Cure For Alzheimer's Disease?"
continues: The new study documents a dramatic and unprecedented therapeutic effect in an Alzheimer's patient: improvement within minutes following delivery of perispinal etanercept, which is etanercept given by injection in the spine. Etanercept (trade name Enbrel) binds and inactivates excess TNF. Etanercept is FDA approved to treat a number of immune-mediated disorders and is used off label in the study. Griffin and Mark are pioneers in the field of neuroinflammation. Griffin published a landmark study in 1989 describing the association of cytokine overexpression in the brain and Alzheimer's disease. "It is unprecedented that we can see cognitive and behavioral improvement in a patient with established dementia within minutes of therapeutic intervention," said Griffin. "It is imperative that the medical and scientific communities immediately undertake to further investigate and characterize the physiologic mechanisms involved. This gives all of us in Alzheimer's research a tre
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POPSThe InnerSpace Foundation A founding philosophy of The InnerSpace Foundation is that the shortest and most efficient path to solving humanity's most serious problems--including providing complete and lasting cures for the most diseased and disabled--is through widespread improvement of memory and mind, rather than through the best efforts of people who are well-meaning but of naturally limited abilities.
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POPSWyeth and Elan: Reinventing the Wheel? Adam Feuerstein at TheStreet.com is asking a pointed question about the way Wyeth and Elan are conducting a big study of their Alzheimer's drug. Why, exactly, are the companies trying to design a new way to measure Alzheimer's symptoms, and is doing so really such a good idea?
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POPSEpix Soars 50% On Alzheimer's Data These are promising results, but investors should be cautious: The Alzheimer's field is littered with failed attempts at developing a treatment. Late-stage results often don't match the promise seen in mid-stage trials. Still, this is better than the approved drugs in this field can do, and a reason to watch Epix.
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