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janet paterson wrote: > > 'First real test' for Alzheimer's > > Tuesday, 20 June, 2000, 00:00 GMT 01:00 UK - Scientists claim to have developed a test allowing an earlier confirmation of Alzheimer's disease. > > Until now, the only way of making a definite diagnosis was by looking at the brain in detail after death. I.E. NOW THEY CAN TEST BEFORE DEATH???????? > > The test, if successful, could mean that Alzheimer's patients could be placed on treatments earlier, before their condition has declined further. HOW MUCH FURTHER CAN ONE'S CONDITION DECLINE? > > This would keep them in a less badly-affected state for longer. > LESS BADLY AFFECTED THAN YOU KNOW WHAT? > It would also allow scientists to monitor the success or otherwise of any new treatments for Alzheimer's. > > The research team, from the Pennsylvania School of Medicine in the US, has found a chemical molecule which can enter the brain and bind with the "plaques" which form in brain tissue - a key feature of the disease. (snipped) > AT LAST, A GLIMMERING OF SENSE ! The rest of the report, describing thw breach of the blood-brain barrier was very significant, but what a strange intro!!!! hilary blue