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There's a family in Columbia with a genetic mutation too: https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn28514-conquistador-brought-early-onset-alzheimers-to-colombian

by melling 10y ago

There's a family in Columbia with a genetic mutation too: https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn28514-conquistador-brought-early-onset-alzheimers-to-colombian-town/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn28514-conquistador-br... There's a weird light discovery that may be helpful in treating alzheimer's. http://news.mit.edu/2016/visual-stimulation-treatment-alzheimer-1207 http://news.mit.edu/2016/visual-stimulation-treatment-alzhei...

2xlbuds 10y ago
Great Radiolab podcast about the MIT discovery -- http://www.radiolab.org/story/bringing-gamma-back/ http://www.radiolab.org/story/bringing-gamma-back/
- e40 10y ago
  That was a good podcast, but I was frustrated that they hadn't even tried it yet on humans, as it seemed such a simple experiment. They said they will do it next, but I'd have preferred they waited a few months and then reported it (even if it didn't work on humans).
  - qq66 10y ago
    Well, as far as I can tell, the result only demonstrated a reduction of amyloid plaque in the visual cortex, so an experiment on humans wouldn't really work (you have to kill the subjects and inspect their brains for the current experiment).
    - melling 10y ago
      if you listen to the podcast, you'll realize that you don't need to do that.
      - qq66 10y ago
        I did... how would you measure the effectiveness of the strobe in humans?
        e40 10y ago
        Memory tests, just like with the mice?
Bulkington 10y ago
60 Minutes recently featured the Columbia-based research. Can't testify to the scientific rigor of the report, but it was very interesting to this layman. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-alzheimers-disease-medellin-colombia-lesley-stahl/ http://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-alzheimers-disease-me...