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Saturday, January 12, 2008

New Study: Alzheimer's Symptoms Markedly Improved Within Minutes of Treatment With Therapeutic Molecule

At Medical News Today an article titled "Reversal of Alzheimer's Symptoms Within Minutes" says "improvement within minutes following delivery of perispinal etanercept which is etanercept given by injection in the spine." The article is dated January 10, 2008, and the lead author of the study is Edward Tobinick MD, of the University of California, Los Angeles and the Institute for Neurological Research.

The article said patients with mild to severe Alzheimer's have been given the treatment, and "all have shown marked sustained improvement."

This is the first time, according to the article, that improvement like this has resulted from treatment of Alzheimer's. It is the beginning of a new era.

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