http://www.biologynews.net/archives/2011/02/28/an_alzheimers_vaccine_in_a_nasal_spray.html
An influenza vaccine turned into an Alzheimer's vaccine can now prevent strokes and Alzheimer's disease in one tiny spray. This can stop current Alzheimer symptoms and prevent future symptoms from occurring. It guarantees to protect from stroke, a cause of Alzheimer's. It can also reverse brain tissue damage. It tricks the brain into producing more healthy cells that can be used to attack the Alzheimer's and prevent the strokes from happening. Currently, no animals have shown any poisonings from this, and it is said to cure 80% of trial patients.
I find this astonishing that scientists/doctors basically found a cure for Alzheimer's. This is completely mind boggling. Although, I would be skeptical to try this. It sounds like a good idea in theory, but it has been tested only on animals, and a few select patients, it has yet to go "mainstream". I feel it would make me more susceptible to a stroke than to prevent it. Maybe within a few more years of testing, they can completely put Alzheimer's to a halt, and make the vaccine mandatory, like Polio or Hepatitis.
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