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Old 06-16-2012, 03:20 AM   #1
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The new treatment, which is presented in Lancet Neurology, involves active immunisation, using a type of vaccine designed to trigger the body's immune defence against beta-amyloid. In this second clinical trial on humans, the vaccine was modified to affect only the harmful beta-amyloid. The researchers found that 80 per cent of the patients involved in the trials developed their own protective antibodies against beta-amyloid without suffering any side-effects over the three years of the study. The researchers believe that this suggests that the CAD106 vaccine is a tolerable treatment for patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's. Larger trials must now be conducted to confirm the CAD106 vaccine's efficacy.

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Old 06-22-2012, 06:21 AM   #2
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I'm wondering why this isn't being trumpeted around the internet as age-related disease are amongst the most expensive and most devastating...
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Old 06-22-2012, 06:36 AM   #3
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Small study, only three years in, something to hope for, but that's about it.
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Old 06-23-2012, 06:37 PM   #4
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  Originally Posted by Polymath20
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I'm wondering why this isn't being trumpeted around the internet as age-related disease are amongst the most expensive and most devastating...

And I wonder why this kind of article about another vaccine gets trumpted when instead it could be promoting vitamin E and avoidance of aluminum-containing anti-perspirants...

I wish vaccine alternatives were more supported in this world.

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Old 06-23-2012, 07:44 PM   #5
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... instead it could be promoting vitamin E and avoidance of aluminum-containing anti-perspirants...

Hmmm? Cause and effect: our daily ingestion (drinking water, food) of aluminum is already quite respectable without involving aluminum containing anti-perspirants. The presence of aluminum in patients' brains is merely a symptom of something going wrong with how their bodies are metabolizing it.

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Old 06-28-2012, 12:36 PM   #6
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Can't wait. Everyone with money is worrying about Alzheimer's. This will put them at ease.
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Old 06-28-2012, 01:48 PM   #7
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Does anybody remember the 60 minutes episode from a few years back where they cure 19 people of Alzheimers, but a 20th died while in the treatment? They actually interviewed one of the people who described how terrible it was to never know what was going on.

I find it stupid that they would hold back a vaccine due to a 5% possible death rate. Its worse than death. Wouldnt you want a 95% chance to be cured? Its completely worth it for such a disease.
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