Comments on: Promising compound restores memory loss and reverses symptoms of Alzheimer’s http://www.kurzweilai.net/promising-compound-restores-memory-loss-and-reverses-symptoms-of-alzheimers Accelerating Intelligence Sat, 25 May 2013 19:00:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Dr. X http://www.kurzweilai.net/promising-compound-restores-memory-loss-and-reverses-symptoms-of-alzheimers/comment-page-1#comment-84381 Dr. X Sun, 06 Jan 2013 10:19:16 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=175952#comment-84381 Yeah it is patented already and stay that way for next 20 years.. Yeah it is patented already and stay that way for next 20 years..

]]> By: Gabriel http://www.kurzweilai.net/promising-compound-restores-memory-loss-and-reverses-symptoms-of-alzheimers/comment-page-1#comment-84138 Gabriel Sat, 05 Jan 2013 04:13:08 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=175952#comment-84138 What a wonderful article; I'm happy to read any progress in alleviating this horrible condition. What a wonderful article; I’m happy to read any progress in alleviating this horrible condition.

]]> By: JC http://www.kurzweilai.net/promising-compound-restores-memory-loss-and-reverses-symptoms-of-alzheimers/comment-page-1#comment-84025 JC Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:14:17 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=175952#comment-84025 Biohackers unite! Make the TFP5 tonight! Safety first, but fear no patent right! Biohackers unite! Make the TFP5 tonight! Safety first, but fear no patent right!

]]> By: Bruce Wright http://www.kurzweilai.net/promising-compound-restores-memory-loss-and-reverses-symptoms-of-alzheimers/comment-page-1#comment-84019 Bruce Wright Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:51:15 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=175952#comment-84019 Yes, there are many treatments that work very well in mice but don't work nearly as well (or at all) in humans. But there are also a lot of similarities, so something like this (even if not this identical molecule) is very likely work in humans as well. One obvious potential problem is whether this disease process in mice is really similar on a molecular level with that in humans; another is that all too often by the time Alzheimer's has been diagnosed there is already a great deal of damage and tissue loss. Still, even if we can't restore the person's full intellectual capacity, if it can just halt the disease process and restore a significant part of their brain function, that can make the difference between being able to do basic daily activities or not, and would be a huge improvement in quality of life to those who already have fairly advanced Alzheimer's. Additionally, it would make it even more important to be able to diagnose the disease early, before there was too much damage and while the treatment might be able to prevent most or all of the intellectual decline associated with the disease. Clearly a major advance in our understanding of the disease process of this horrible disease. Yes, there are many treatments that work very well in mice but don’t work nearly as well (or at all) in humans. But there are also a lot of similarities, so something like this (even if not this identical molecule) is very likely work in humans as well. One obvious potential problem is whether this disease process in mice is really similar on a molecular level with that in humans; another is that all too often by the time Alzheimer’s has been diagnosed there is already a great deal of damage and tissue loss. Still, even if we can’t restore the person’s full intellectual capacity, if it can just halt the disease process and restore a significant part of their brain function, that can make the difference between being able to do basic daily activities or not, and would be a huge improvement in quality of life to those who already have fairly advanced Alzheimer’s. Additionally, it would make it even more important to be able to diagnose the disease early, before there was too much damage and while the treatment might be able to prevent most or all of the intellectual decline associated with the disease.

Clearly a major advance in our understanding of the disease process of this horrible disease.

]]> By: GatorALLin http://www.kurzweilai.net/promising-compound-restores-memory-loss-and-reverses-symptoms-of-alzheimers/comment-page-1#comment-83973 GatorALLin Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:53:08 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=175952#comment-83973 ...sorry if that came off sarcastic.... just that there are some slight differences from humans to mice... Of course my fingers are crossed that this same tool works just as well in humans (or better), but my gut says nothing is quite that simple. Lets hope this research opens the door for human trials faster. …sorry if that came off sarcastic…. just that there are some slight differences from humans to mice… Of course my fingers are crossed that this same tool works just as well in humans (or better), but my gut says nothing is quite that simple. Lets hope this research opens the door for human trials faster.

]]> By: GatorALLin http://www.kurzweilai.net/promising-compound-restores-memory-loss-and-reverses-symptoms-of-alzheimers/comment-page-1#comment-83972 GatorALLin Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:50:13 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=175952#comment-83972 ..now if you will just take this pill Mr. Smith, it will switch your human brain for that of a mouse brain and then we can save you..... ..now if you will just take this pill Mr. Smith, it will switch your human brain for that of a mouse brain and then we can save you…..

]]> By: Gorden Russell http://www.kurzweilai.net/promising-compound-restores-memory-loss-and-reverses-symptoms-of-alzheimers/comment-page-1#comment-83939 Gorden Russell Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:20:17 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=175952#comment-83939 Right, tim, this TFP5 just might spare us from Alzheimer’s so that we can live on to see the Singularity. Right, tim, this TFP5 just might spare us from Alzheimer’s so that we can live on to see the Singularity.

]]> By: tim the realist http://www.kurzweilai.net/promising-compound-restores-memory-loss-and-reverses-symptoms-of-alzheimers/comment-page-1#comment-83922 tim the realist Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:59:47 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=175952#comment-83922 Hopefully this drug will also work in humans to alleviate the symptoms until a cure can be found for this horrible disease. Hopefully this drug will also work in humans to alleviate the symptoms until a cure can be found for this horrible disease.

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