Hi Ms. Silberner (and Bari) - I share some of your concerns - more than 20 years ago I was sitting at a table of Alzheimer's researchers who were sure that there would be a powerful treatment very soon. However, some among them were tau enthusiasts, so the hype and failure to produce is not just limited to the beta amyloid crowed.
Hi Ms. Silberner (and Bari) - I share some of your concerns - more than 20 years ago I was sitting at a table of Alzheimer's researchers who were sure that there would be a powerful treatment very soon. However, some among them were tau enthusiasts, so the hype and failure to produce is not just limited to the beta amyloid crowed.
More importantly, the subtitle of your piece is very wrong and misleading. Medicine doesn't have treatment for Alzheimer's (or any other dementia) but there are many things that medicine can do for *people* with a dementing illness. This ranges from education and support for the person and the caregiver, to simplifying and modifying treatments for other conditions in persons with cognitive impairment and a life-limiting disease, to just referring to the Alzheimer's association. Unfortunately, far too many medical people also say "there is nothing we can do" when there is so much they could do, if they were willing.
Hi Ms. Silberner (and Bari) - I share some of your concerns - more than 20 years ago I was sitting at a table of Alzheimer's researchers who were sure that there would be a powerful treatment very soon. However, some among them were tau enthusiasts, so the hype and failure to produce is not just limited to the beta amyloid crowed.
More importantly, the subtitle of your piece is very wrong and misleading. Medicine doesn't have treatment for Alzheimer's (or any other dementia) but there are many things that medicine can do for *people* with a dementing illness. This ranges from education and support for the person and the caregiver, to simplifying and modifying treatments for other conditions in persons with cognitive impairment and a life-limiting disease, to just referring to the Alzheimer's association. Unfortunately, far too many medical people also say "there is nothing we can do" when there is so much they could do, if they were willing.