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Alzheimers- but not Aduhelm

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So,  as we’ve discussed over the past few days (check yesterday’s blog, if you want), the FDA approved Aduhelm, the monoclonal antibody that attaches to amyloid.  The problem is that there is no clinical data demonstrating this will help alleviate the memory loss in Alzheimer’s patients- despite the FDA approval.

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Hope or Chimera for Alzheimer’s Patients?

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Hmm.   Is this good news or not?

The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has just approved aducanumab (Aduhelm) for Alzheimer’s.  Of course, if you are Biogen, this is great news.  But, since the data is – how do I say this?- less than emphatic- will this really help patients?

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A blood test for Alzheimer’s?

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Now, we have to wonder…

If they really have developed a blood test that can indicate if we are going to develop Alzheimer’s disease, do we want to take it?  After all, we have no method of curing Alzheimer’s- nor do we even have a process by which we can ameliorate the symptoms.  (Protein clumps appear in the brain some 20 years before folks manifest memory loss and/or confusion.  And, not all patients with amyloid clumps manifest Alzheimer’s.  But, really, PET- positron emission tomography, a brain scan- is the only foolproof method to scan for Alzheimer’s now.  And, a PET scan is very expensive- on the order of $ 5K.)

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No warning for this Scarlet A’s approach

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What does it mean for us all if Alzheimer’s doesn’t originate in the brain?

That’s not as far-fetched an idea as you might think.  After all, Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (CJD) can be acquired by ingesting infected meat products- or even via blood transfusions.  (These contain the contagion of prion proteins.)

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Do you see the light?

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Sometimes, even your hoped for results astound you. Like, Dr. Hannah Iaccarino (MIT) found when she zapped a mouse with induced (but initial stages of) Alzheimer’s disease. The light caused brain wave induction (roughly 40 oscillations per second [Hz]). And, then she found that the toxic protein levels of amyloids halved.

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