Breakthrough Drug to halt Alzheimers

[Cleoriff]

Here's some really good news to share today. A new drug as been trialled and is showing it's halted the progress of Alzheimers for up to 18 months with some patients. This drug, called LMTX, had failed previously as patients were using other dementia medication.

Dr Serge Gauthier, of McGill University, presented the results to the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Toronto. He said  "This is the first time it has happened in our field that a drug reduces the rate of brain atrophy,”

I really hope we will now see this benefiting other patients with this terrible disease. 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/27/first-drug-to-halt-alzheimers-tested-by-scientists/

[PhoneChanger]

Good news there, hopefully a sign of things to come

[Cleoriff]

I hope so @PhoneChanger This disease is soul destroying for the individual AND family and friends.

[viridis]

A real breakthrough there.
So instead of slowing the progress of alzheimers, this drug stops it's progress completely, temporarily?

[Cairdeas]

Brilliant news. It's a soul destroying disease. Let's hope it will get the proper funding x

[Cleoriff]

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@viridis wrote:
A real breakthrough there.
So instead of slowing the progress of alzheimers, this drug stops it's progress completely, temporarily?

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According to the research the participants cognitive skills including memory and reasoning did not decrease at all over the 18months. To me it seemed like a green traffic light went to red for that period.

Only time will tell long term. I suspect it will need to be started at early onset.....and then we will come to the dreaded cost and allocated funding....

[Toby]

I wonder if it yield different (if any)side effects?

A fantastic bit of news regardless and thanks for posting @Cleoriff

[jonsie]

This is really fantastic news. Terrible, terrible disease for all loved ones watching family suffer. Best news for a good while.

[Cleoriff]

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@Toby wrote:

I wonder if it yield different (if any)side effects?

A fantastic bit of news regardless and thanks for posting @Cleoriff

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Not sure about any other side effects @Toby....though none were reported in link I provided.

Though when medical research is published it goes through other facilities to be tested again before allowed publication. I have no doubt facilities worldwide will be clamouring to get involved in this particular revolutionary

research...