Alzheimer's Plaques Imaged in Living Brains 61
Yves writes "Japanese scientists have developed a technique to detect traces of Alzheimer's disease (amyloid plaques in the brain) on living mice... Until now, the standard way to confirm the presence of the plaques, and thus the disease, was by autopsy. The question remains: Do you really want to know early that you have Alzheimer disease, as there is no effective treatment yet?"
Phosphatidylcholine (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:Want to know? (Score:5, Interesting)
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"The only statistically significant result was in favour of placebo for adverse events, based on one trial, which appears likely to be a spurious result. "
However, other results were;
"Alzheimer's disease sufferers have been found to have a lack of the enzyme responsible for converting choline into acetylcholine within the brain. Lecithin is a major dietary source of choline, so extra consumption may reduce the progression of dementia."
"The Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group's Specialized Register was searched on 15 May 2002 using the terms lecithin and phosphaditylcholine."
Re:Want to know? (Score:4, Interesting)
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My Primary Care Physician has offered many tests to me "under the table" for that very reason.
Re:Want to know? (Score:5, Interesting)
Even if I lose the memories inside my head, I'll have them recorded, so they won't be gone.
It's like knowing when you're going to die, except, it's knowing when a certain part of you is going to die.
Already done.... (Score:3, Interesting)
Yawn.