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“suffering symptoms consistent with Alzheimer's disease.”
Charlton Heston
“This research casts a totally new light on Alzheimer's disease. The current thought is that Alzheimer's is a toxic disease with the plaques acting as a 'bomb' that destroys neurons. In actuality, AD may be a more subtle disease which develops when the normal process of nerve signaling goes out of balance.”
Dale Bredesen
“That's never been done before. Here are mice walking around with an Alzheimer's brain and yet totally normal function.”
“New drugs and surgical techniques offer promise in the fight against cancer, Alzheimer's, tuberculosis, AIDS, and a host of other life-threatening diseases. Animal research has been, and continues to be, fundamental to advancements in medicine.”
Daniel Akaka
“This could be a real breakthrough for Alzheimer's patients.”
Daniel Alkon
“These survey findings underscore the fact that when Baby Boomers are asked to address the potential of Alzheimer's in their future, they are clearly not ready emotionally, psychologically or financially. Many Boomers are currently more focused on health issues like heart disease or arthritis and mistakenly consider AD a problem of their elders. But when asked to consider themselves at age 70 with Alzheimer's disease, there was a visceral reaction and an awakening to the reality of what could await them.”
Daniel Perry
“That would actually lead to less cell death in Alzheimer's, so that would certainly be something that would lessen the impact of the disease.”
Danilo Tagle
“Alzheimer's is a devastating disease. It was painful for me and my family to watch my grandfather deteriorate. We must find a cure for this horrible disease.”
David Hyde Pierce
“We could have a serious epidemic on our hands. Alzheimer's is a ticking time bomb in the heads of people in my generation. We must defuse it before it detonates and destroys our minds. Time is running out.”
“In those 15 years [since 1990], we've discovered 95 percent of what we know about Alzheimer's. We can diagnose it with a high degree of accuracy. We can diagnose it in younger people, ... The funding that we've had has been extraordinary. The breakthroughs we've had with that funding have been extraordinary. But the funding has leveled off.”
