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> The allure of this theory, in my view, is that if you could somehow turn this into a treatment, people would give you whatever money you demanded for it. You

> The allure of this theory, in my view, is that if you could somehow turn this into a treatment, people would give you whatever money you demanded for it. You want $200,000? We'll find it, somehow, just make Mom remember who I am, please. Experts please correct me if I'm wrong, but even if this theory were to be proven true, how could it help anyone once the damage is done?

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endymi0n 8y ago
I won‘t speculate about the feasability in humans, but at least in a mouse model, it looks like it‘s possible to at least partially reverse some symptoms: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180214093712.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180214093712.h...
tim333 8y ago
I'm wondering, after the recent finding that herpes anti virals can reduce the chance of getting alzhemiers by up to 10x whether its worth trying them on my dad who's got some kind of dementia. Not sure if it's got a chance of working. The drugs are fairly cheap widely available and low side effects - the same stuff you take for cold sores. I guess the idea would be if you could control viral stuff the bodies normal repair mechanisms could help.
- 14 8y ago
  It sounds like you take some concern into your dads health and that you care. I would encourage you to be open and ask questions and find the information you need to help how you can. Maybe that is talking to your mom or if he is alone perhaps start a conversation with his doctor. If this is just something you have noticed but hasn't gone through the doctor I highly encourage you to do so. There are several causes to dementia. One being Alzheimer's as most know example but there are other types of dementia like vascular dementia where medications absolutely can help to some extent. Anyways don't be afraid to ask the questions. Wish you and your family best regards with all this.
caycep 8y ago
IT may be more like - give mom the ability to re-learn who I am. Once AD hits, the memories are destroyed, so if things get restored, it may very well be a new a different person. Albeit one with the ability to learn and retain memories.
- jjeaff 8y ago
  Presumably you would treat during early onset.
- Izkata 8y ago
  Is that something we actually know, that it's the storage area that's damaged and not the retrieval pathways?
KingMob 8y ago
The adult brain has some limited ability to recover from injuries. It's quite possible that if an aggravating factor was removed, Alzheimer's patients could slowly improve.

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endymi0n 8y ago

I won‘t speculate about the feasability in humans, but at least in a mouse model, it looks like it‘s possible to at least partially reverse some symptoms: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180214093712.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180214093712.h...

tim333 8y ago

I'm wondering, after the recent finding that herpes anti virals can reduce the chance of getting alzhemiers by up to 10x whether its worth trying them on my dad who's got some kind of dementia. Not sure if it's got a chance of working. The drugs are fairly cheap widely available and low side effects - the same stuff you take for cold sores. I guess the idea would be if you could control viral stuff the bodies normal repair mechanisms could help.

14 8y ago
It sounds like you take some concern into your dads health and that you care. I would encourage you to be open and ask questions and find the information you need to help how you can. Maybe that is talking to your mom or if he is alone perhaps start a conversation with his doctor. If this is just something you have noticed but hasn't gone through the doctor I highly encourage you to do so. There are several causes to dementia. One being Alzheimer's as most know example but there are other types of dementia like vascular dementia where medications absolutely can help to some extent. Anyways don't be afraid to ask the questions. Wish you and your family best regards with all this.

caycep 8y ago

IT may be more like - give mom the ability to re-learn who I am. Once AD hits, the memories are destroyed, so if things get restored, it may very well be a new a different person. Albeit one with the ability to learn and retain memories.

jjeaff 8y ago
Presumably you would treat during early onset.
Izkata 8y ago
Is that something we actually know, that it's the storage area that's damaged and not the retrieval pathways?

KingMob 8y ago

The adult brain has some limited ability to recover from injuries. It's quite possible that if an aggravating factor was removed, Alzheimer's patients could slowly improve.