“A team of U.S. scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.”
Futurism reports:
A team of American scientists claim they have done something miraculous: they “cured” lab mice suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, which has robbed more than seven million Americans, typically 65 years old and up, of their identity and cognitive ability.
The researchers achieved this feat by administering the rodents with the powerful compound P7C3-A20, which they announced in a new paper in the journal Cell Reports Medicine. Scientists from Ohio’s Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), University Hospitals, and the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center undertook the study.
“The key takeaway is a message of hope — the effects of Alzheimer’s disease may not be inevitably permanent,” said Andrew A. Pieper, the study’s principal investigator and a CWRU neuroscience professor, in a statement about the research. “The damaged brain can, under some conditions, repair itself and regain function.”
This research is part of a growing wave of very promising lab studies that point to a tantalizing future where Alzheimer’s and other neurological issues could be a thing of the past. Besides this P7C3-A20 research, others have scored remarkable lab results using different compounds and treatments.
Lithium supplements may help with Alzheimer’s disease, CNN says.
A 2022 study found that nicotine helped with Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease.
“Study finds nicotine safe, helps in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s,” reported the Tampa Bay Times.
Last year, SciTechDaily reported that a “new treatment for Parkinson’s disease is undergoing clinical trials, building on successful preliminary studies with non-human primates at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. This novel approach involves transplanting dopaminergic neuronal progenitor cells into the brain, a method refined through collaboration between researchers and Aspen Neuroscience. Initial results are promising, paving the way for potential breakthroughs in the management of Parkinson’s symptoms.”
In other news, a new blood test can now detect Parkinson’s years before symptoms arise. Some researchers think that coffee grounds might contain the secret to preventing Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases.
