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Posted by kdawson on Friday January 11, 2008 @10:59AM from the you-must-remember-this dept.

The feed delivers news from Ars Technica about a new and promising treatment for Alzheimer's. The drug Etanercept works by disabling the functioning of a cytokine called TNFa, and reportedly caused immediate improvement — in minutes — in mental functioning in one Alaheimer's patient. Double-blind studies have not yet begun.

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I don't get it (Score:5, Funny)

by c0d3h4x0r ( 604141 ) writes: on Friday January 11, 2008 @11:04AM (#21999068) Homepage Journal

Why does it matter if the drug works on two blind people?

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I love it... (Score:3, Funny)

by JRHelgeson ( 576325 ) writes: on Friday January 11, 2008 @02:07PM (#22001640) Homepage Journal

I always ask my dad "Do you remember the last time you were tested for Alzheimer's?"
It pisses him off...

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Re:What is its effect on "normal" people? (Score:3, Funny)

by 19thNervousBreakdown ( 768619 ) writes: <davec-slashdot&lepertheory,net> on Friday January 11, 2008 @02:41PM (#22002270) Homepage

Yes, but if this takes off, just imagine--very dignified, perfectly lucid drug dealers with excellent memories.

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