Alzheimer’s And The Urge To Progress

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Do you want to live a longer life in good health? Simple practices can make some difference, such as exercise or calorie restriction. But over the long haul all that really matters is progress in medicine: building new classes of therapy to repair and reverse the known root causes of aging. The sooner these treatments arrive, the more lives will be saved. Find out how to help »

Modern Alzheimer's research is an example of the sort of success story that starts with determined patient advocacy and a few scientists, leading to a huge and well-funded research community, now close to cracking the problem. From the Enquirer: "much has changed over the past two decades. Today, there are four FDA-approved drugs available to temporarily relieve some symptoms of the disease. Even more encouraging are the advances being made in our understanding of Alzheimer's. Researchers are getting closer to conquering Alzheimer's, with breakthrough studies published almost weekly." Healthy life extension activists could do worse than to repeat the successes of Alzheimer's, AIDS and cancer advocacy in helping to create dedicated, well-funded research communities.

Link: http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051120/EDIT02/511200360/1021/EDIT