St. Jude researchers revealed that midkine blocks amyloid beta from forming harmful clumps linked to Alzheimer’s. Without it, the damaging assemblies accelerate, but with it, growth halts. The finding could inspire new drugs that harness midkine’s protective power.
Alzheimer’s runs in my family. I’m hopeful for better treatments before it hits me. This is good news.
Same here, but I’m going to have to escape the US to have any hope of aquiring medical treatment.
St. Jude, the research hospital that made this discovery, is in the US.
Yes, but any treatment derived from it will very probably be priced out of the reach of most American’s without top shelf insurance.
Apparently, you might at least decrease the risks with lifestyle choices. Especially correct diet, exercise, social factors and sleep.
E.g: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/07/alzheimers-study-finds-diet-lifestyle-changes-yield-improvements/
The suggested changes would also help to reduce the risk for heart attacs, strokes, diabetes and some more.
Well fuck
Name one disease that does not benefit from diet, exercise and sleep. Why the fuck do we keep wasting study money on this.
make sure you have all annual vaccinations.
I’m setting up appointments actually this week to get caught up. Who knows when other states start following Florida.