100 Year-Old Drug Halts Progress Of Alzheimer's 108
pafischer writes "Several Australian and UK websites are running articles on this story. I'm shocked that I heard it on the Baltimore rock radio station news, but don't see it on any of the big US new websites. 'Clioquinol, developed 100 years ago, can absorb the zinc and copper compounds that concentrate in the brains of Alzheimer's sufferers before dementia sets in, the study found.' Read all about it at ABC Radio AU, The Sidney Morning Herald, and The Age." Of course, the pathology of Alzheimer's is far from fully understood.
Symptoms of Alzheimers... (Score:5, Funny)
2. Confusion.
3. Short term memory loss.
Re:Symptoms of Alzheimers... (Score:3, Funny)
5. Profit!
I've never, ever posted one of these lame jokes before, I just couldn't help myself.
BTW, I'm of the opinion that if there is a disease or imbalance, there is a natural/herbal treatment for it; we may not ever find it, but I bet it is their.
Um. does anyone have a mnemonic for when to use "there" as opposed to "their" in a sentence? I've been having problems with it for like 30 years.