Alzheimer's Cavalry - Defy Aging by Michael Brickey, Ph.D. Board Certified Psychologist

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Be of good cheer. The Alzheimer's cavalry is on the way. Alzheimer's researchers predict there is a good chance we will have a vaccine to prevent Alzheimer's disease within ten years.

Michael Brickey, Ph.D.

In 1999 the prestigious journal Nature published an article about how mice were given the gene for Alzheimer's and a vaccine that prevented the mice from getting Alzheimer's. When the vaccine was given to mice that already had Alzheimer's it even reversed some of the damage.

Alzheimer's is characterized by a build up of Beta-amyloid proteins as plaque in the brain cells. The vaccine is a synthetic form of the beta-amyloid combined with immune boosting medicines that are injected into the arm. The theory is that the vaccine programs the immune system to recognize the beta-amyloid proteins as a foreign substance and remove them.

Clinical trials with people are very promising. In a British clinical trial with 75 people receiving multiple doses, the vaccine was well tolerated, produced no side effects, and is producing an immune response in at least some of the subjects.

The research suggests that "the cavalry is on the way" for curing Alzheimer's disease. We need to take good care of ourselves now so we can benefit from such advances. Research has shown that intellectual activity slows the progression of Alzheimer's. It is one way we can take good care of our brains until the cavalry comes.

Defy Aging Quote:

Everyone complains of lack of memory, but no one of his lack of judgment.
-Francois Duc de Rochefoucauld

Defy Aging Humor:

. . . . .A friend asked, "Does your husband remember your anniversary?" She replied, "No, I remind him every January and July. That way I get two presents a year."

There seems to be a variation of Alzheimer's disease that is very selective--it just affects politicians accused of wrong doing.

Michael Brickey, Ph.D. is a life coach and a Board Certified psychologist and serves on the medical staff of several hospitals. He is the author of Defy Aging: Develop the Mental and Emotional Vitality to Live Longer, Healthier, and Happier Than You Ever Imagined. Critically acclaimed by Dr. Bernie Siegel, Betty Friedan, Dr. Ronald Klatz, and four past presidents of the American Psychological Association, it is available at many bookstores and through his web site www.DrBrickey.com. He coaches people and organizations all over the country by phone as part of his mission to help people do things they didn't think they could do. He also speaks on Defying Aging. Please E-mail Dr. Brickey at BeautyWalk@DrBrickey.com.