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More Hopeful News on Alzheimers
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 7:59 pm
by rbpeake
Blocking the gamma secretase activating protein (a targeting protein for the protease gamma secretase enzyme, which in turn seems to snip a "big protein" to produce beta amyloid), seems to block beta amyloid protein in mice. Good news! And how appropriate the research was conducted by an 85 year old person!
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/02/healt ... er.html?hp
Re: More Hopeful News on Alzheimers
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 8:50 pm
by 7im
Didn't the article you posted yesterday refute the amyloid link?
Re: More Hopeful News on Alzheimers
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:01 pm
by rbpeake
7im wrote:Didn't the article you posted yesterday refute the amyloid link?
I guess no one really knows why the Lilly drug failed, and are awaiting more information. Meanwhile, the attached seems like a more targeted and selective approach than what Lilly used, so perhaps that was the problem. I guess the good news is that there seem to be a number of approaches being tested, and hopefully the knowledge gained by their failures or success will help find the right approach.