Three Genes Linked to Alzheimer's Disease Risk

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How about stem cell research for AD cure.

Sleepy of AL 12:02AM November 02, 2009

Any research that provides additional insight into Alzheimer’s is critical to finding a cure. It is also important for patients and families affected by diseases such as Alzheimer’s to consider participating in clinical studies. One such study is the ICARA (Bapi) Study (www.icarastudy.com), whose goal is to explore if an investigational drug, called Bapineuzumab, can help slow the progression of Alzheimer’s Disease. Clinical studies that test new treatments are the best chance we have for fighting this disease. Current therapies for Alzheimer’s treat the symptoms associated with it, not the disease itself.

Laura_ICARAstudy of IL 8:05PM September 08, 2009

These are NOT the first new Alzheimer disease genes to be found since 1993 as stated by the authors of the study and this article. There have been dozens of new Alzheimer disease genes discovered since APOE (in 1993). Like the three new genes, all, but APOE, have very tiny effects on one's risk for the disease. This type of misinformation does not serve science well. The authors and media should release a correction.

Guy of CT 11:27AM September 08, 2009